[QTCA FEATURED PANEL]

Dreamers and Schemers: On Trans* and Queer Worldbuilding

Friday, February 20, 2026 | 2:30 PM- 4:00PM | Hilton Chicago - 3rd Floor - Williford C

Chairs

  • Lorenzo Triburgo, Oregon State University

  • Jennifer Sichel, University of Louisville

  • Jason Le

Discussant

  • Ace Lehner, University of Vermont

Presentations

  • Collaboratively Mapping Queer and Trans Utopias / Jaimes Mayhew, University of Vermont

  • Julia's Room: Moments of Disorientation in Imagined Worlds / David Hannon, Drexel University

  • Participatory Trans Art as Trans Community Building / Emmett Ramstad, University of Minnesota

  • Portraits-à-clef: The Keys to Modern Lesbos / Lily F. Scott, Philadelphia Museum of Art

  • We Make the Runway Ours: Fashioning Futures with LGBTQIA Youth / Steven Frost, University of Colorado at Boulder

[QTCA Business Meeting]

Friday, February 20, 2026 | 1:00-2:00pm | Hilton Chicago - 3rd Floor - Williford C

[A Queerly Curated Schedule]

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This is a community-generated list of panels and events during CAA 2026 which feature queer and trans papers and topics. QTCA is not sponsoring or chairing many of these sessions. Instead, this schedule is intended to encourage community, cultivate connections, and create moments for interesting dialogue across CAA attendees. 

If you feel a panel is missing, please contact us via qtca.caa@gmail.com.