Frances J. Latchford
School of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies
Associate Professor
On sabbatical 2023-24
Office: Founders College, 206A
Phone: 416-736-2100 Ext: 20460
Email: flatch@yorku.ca
Dr. Latchford’s area of specialization is feminist social and political philosophy that is informed by continental, psychoanalytic, poststructural, (post)colonial, queer and transgender theories of subjectivity, identity, sexuality, sex and gender, race and ability.
Dr. Latchford’s area of specialization is feminist social and political philosophy that is informed by continental, psychoanalytic, poststructural, (post)colonial, queer and transgender theories of subjectivity, identity, sexuality, sex and gender, race and ability. Her publications examine queer and transgender subjectivities and identities, sexuality, sex and gender, drag performance, and adoption discourse in the context of critical adoption and family studies, as well as questions of ethical knowledge. Her recent monograph, Steeped in Blood: Adoption, Identity, and the Meaning of Family (2019), examines how "family" experiences are produced and differentiated in the modern Western context. She uses feminist, continental, poststructural, and psychoanalytic theories to examine the social and political devaluation of adoptee and adoptive family experience in and through intersecting discourses and psychologies that surround the family, adoption, sexuality, and incest. She is the contributing Editor of Adoption and Mothering, published by Demeter Press (2012).
Degrees
PhD, Philosophy, York UniversityMA, Philosophy, OISE/University of Toronto
BA, Honours Philosophy, University of Guelph
Appointments
Faculty of Graduate StudiesProfessional Leadership
Chair, School of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies
Past YUFA Equity Officer
Research Interests
Current Research Projects
Adoption and Mothering, Editor: Frances J. Latchford, Bradford: Demeter Press, 2012
“Introduction.” Adoption and Mothering. Ed. Frances J. Latchford. Toronto: Demeter Press, 2012: 1-10. Print.
“Reckless Abandon: The Politics of Agency in Birthmother Narratives.” Adoption and Mothering. Ed. Frances J. Latchford. Toronto: Demeter Press, 2012: 73-87. Print.
“Sexed Life is a Cabaret: The Body Politics of Nina Arsenault’s The Silicone Diaries.” TRANS(per)FORMING Nina Arsenault: Body of Work, Body of Art. Ed. Judith Rudakoff. Bristal (UK): Intellect Press, 2012: 67-83. Print.
“Get Your Boy On!: The Politics of Parody and Embodiment in Drag King Performances in Toronto.” Queer Theatre in Canada. Ed. Rosalind Kerr. Toronto: Playwrights Canada Press, 2007: 171-186. Print.
“Under no Un/Certain Terms,” The Problems of Resistance: Studies in Alternate Political Cultures. Eds. Steve Martinot and Joy James. Amherst: Humanity Books, 2001: 174-187. Print.
“Feminist Philosophies of Life ed. by Hasana Sharp and Chloë Taylor (review)”, “Letters in Canada 2016," University of Toronto Quarterly, 87:3 (2018): 402-403.
“Sex, Shock and Speed: A Review of Shannon Bell’s Fast Feminism.” Canadian Dimension. 44:6 (2010). Print. And http://canadiandimension.com/articles/3487/.
“Heterodox Love and the Girl Maverick: Simone de Beauvoir, Sylvie le Bon and their Confounding Family Romance.” Adoption & Culture: Special Issue: Adoption Interruptus, 8: 2 (2020): 194-209. Print.
“Introduction: Adoption Interruptus.” Adoption & Culture: Special Issue: Adoption Interruptus, 8: 2 (2020): 125-132. Print.
“Unidentified Remains: The Impolitics of Identity.” Atlantis: Critical Studies in Gender, Culture and Social Justice, 36:2 (2014): 20-35. http://journals.msvu.ca/index.php/atlantis/article/view/1817/pdf_4.
“If the Truth Be Told of Techne: Techne as Ethical Knowledge,” Essays in Philosophy, 6:1 (2005). January 2005.
“Word's Work: Shaping Ontario’s Same-Sex Benefits Debate,” Canadian Woman Studies, 16:2 (1996): 65-69. Print.
“What a Drag: Gender Performances as Pedagogy.” Hawaii International Conference on Education: 2007 Conference Proceedings. Ed. Andrew Burge. January 2007: 3394-3405. May 10
Dr. Latchford’s area of specialization is feminist social and political philosophy that is informed by continental, psychoanalytic, poststructural, (post)colonial, queer and transgender theories of subjectivity, identity, sexuality, sex and gender, race and ability.
Dr. Latchford’s area of specialization is feminist social and political philosophy that is informed by continental, psychoanalytic, poststructural, (post)colonial, queer and transgender theories of subjectivity, identity, sexuality, sex and gender, race and ability. Her publications examine queer and transgender subjectivities and identities, sexuality, sex and gender, drag performance, and adoption discourse in the context of critical adoption and family studies, as well as questions of ethical knowledge. Her recent monograph, Steeped in Blood: Adoption, Identity, and the Meaning of Family (2019), examines how "family" experiences are produced and differentiated in the modern Western context. She uses feminist, continental, poststructural, and psychoanalytic theories to examine the social and political devaluation of adoptee and adoptive family experience in and through intersecting discourses and psychologies that surround the family, adoption, sexuality, and incest. She is the contributing Editor of Adoption and Mothering, published by Demeter Press (2012).
Degrees
PhD, Philosophy, York UniversityMA, Philosophy, OISE/University of Toronto
BA, Honours Philosophy, University of Guelph
Appointments
Faculty of Graduate StudiesProfessional Leadership
Chair, School of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies
Past YUFA Equity Officer
Research Interests
Current Research Projects
All Publications
“Introduction.” Adoption and Mothering. Ed. Frances J. Latchford. Toronto: Demeter Press, 2012: 1-10. Print.
“Reckless Abandon: The Politics of Agency in Birthmother Narratives.” Adoption and Mothering. Ed. Frances J. Latchford. Toronto: Demeter Press, 2012: 73-87. Print.
“Sexed Life is a Cabaret: The Body Politics of Nina Arsenault’s The Silicone Diaries.” TRANS(per)FORMING Nina Arsenault: Body of Work, Body of Art. Ed. Judith Rudakoff. Bristal (UK): Intellect Press, 2012: 67-83. Print.
“Get Your Boy On!: The Politics of Parody and Embodiment in Drag King Performances in Toronto.” Queer Theatre in Canada. Ed. Rosalind Kerr. Toronto: Playwrights Canada Press, 2007: 171-186. Print.
“Under no Un/Certain Terms,” The Problems of Resistance: Studies in Alternate Political Cultures. Eds. Steve Martinot and Joy James. Amherst: Humanity Books, 2001: 174-187. Print.
“Feminist Philosophies of Life ed. by Hasana Sharp and Chloë Taylor (review)”, “Letters in Canada 2016," University of Toronto Quarterly, 87:3 (2018): 402-403.
“Sex, Shock and Speed: A Review of Shannon Bell’s Fast Feminism.” Canadian Dimension. 44:6 (2010). Print. And http://canadiandimension.com/articles/3487/.
Adoption and Mothering, Editor: Frances J. Latchford, Bradford: Demeter Press, 2012
“Heterodox Love and the Girl Maverick: Simone de Beauvoir, Sylvie le Bon and their Confounding Family Romance.” Adoption & Culture: Special Issue: Adoption Interruptus, 8: 2 (2020): 194-209. Print.
“Introduction: Adoption Interruptus.” Adoption & Culture: Special Issue: Adoption Interruptus, 8: 2 (2020): 125-132. Print.
“Unidentified Remains: The Impolitics of Identity.” Atlantis: Critical Studies in Gender, Culture and Social Justice, 36:2 (2014): 20-35. http://journals.msvu.ca/index.php/atlantis/article/view/1817/pdf_4.
“If the Truth Be Told of Techne: Techne as Ethical Knowledge,” Essays in Philosophy, 6:1 (2005). January 2005.
“Word's Work: Shaping Ontario’s Same-Sex Benefits Debate,” Canadian Woman Studies, 16:2 (1996): 65-69. Print.
“What a Drag: Gender Performances as Pedagogy.” Hawaii International Conference on Education: 2007 Conference Proceedings. Ed. Andrew Burge. January 2007: 3394-3405. May 10
