This online talk is a collaboration with the McMaster Children & Youth University, McMaster Alumni Engagement, and the McMaster Library as part of the library series, “Transformative Stories: Year of Gender and Justice”. This series features a line-up of free, public programming from fall 2023 through summer 2024.

This discussion with Dr. Emily Scherzinger, modelled on the MCYU children series that encourages participants to question, discover, and create, will address gender identity in youth and the importance of recognizing gender-affirming care in both cis- and trans-gender youth.

Dr. Scherzinger will demystify current QUESTIONS about gender and youth, the process of DISCOVERING one’s gender, and how youth CREATE their own creative gender expressions within an increasingly violent political environment. Finally, Dr. Scherzinger will couch this conversation within the broader context of lifelong learning.

Join us for this important and inaugural talk presented by MCYU as part of their series for adults, “Reimagining Childhood”. This talk will be moderated by Dr. Sandeep Raha, an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University and the Director of the McMaster Children and Youth University (MCYU).

To register please click this Zoom link

What is MCYU?

The McMaster Children & Youth University (MCYU) delivers in-person programming for children and youth aged 7-14 in all areas of science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM). All of our programs are developed around our guiding philosophy: QUESTION – DISCOVER – CREATE.

About the speaker:
Dr. E (Emily) Scherzinger (she/they) is an interdisciplinary scholar and postdoctoral fellow at the McMaster Children and Youth University. Her work revolves around concepts including disability studies, critical pedagogies, community engagement, childhood and girlhood, Canadian literature, and poststructuralist feminism. When not reading and writing, you can find Emily playing fetch with their dog, Atlas, or tending to their many plants.