Emergent non-binarity or projective binarity – an exploratory transdisciplinar study

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https://doi.org/10.9771/peri.v1i20.54652

Abstract

In this work, we propose a transdisciplinary alliance to study, from a theoretical standpoint, the dynamics between sexuality and gender in the context of social interactions. Using a mathematical model inspired by the mathematical formulation of quantum mechanics, we establish the non-trivial role played by the cis-heteronormativity on the emergence and stabilization of non-binary gender identities and experiences. In other words, by enforcing only heterossexual relationships, there necessarily emerge dissident gender identities which ultimately destroy the gender binary. This paper puts forward a first step towards establishing a fruitful collaboration between gender and sexuality studies, mathematics, and anthropology.

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Author Biographies

Gabrielle Martins, Universidade de São Paulo

Transvestite and lesbian, she is a professor in the department of Basic and Environmental Sciences at the Lorena School of Engineering at the University of São Paulo. She coordinates the Brazilian LGBTQIA+ Science Survey project. She works on the following topics: integrability, topological materials, gender, sexuality and transfeminilities. She promotes inclusive science in "Mamutes in Science".

Silvana Nascimento, Universidade de São Paulo

Black and non-binary, she is a lecturer in the Anthropology department at the University of São Paulo and coordinates the research group Cóccix - Indisciplinary Studies of the Body and Territory. She works on the following themes: gender, sexuality, body, territory, city and transfeminilities. She published the book "Fernanda Benvenutty: uma política travesti" (2002, Patuá, SP), among other publications.

Published

2024-03-13

How to Cite

Martins, G., & Nascimento, S. (2024). Emergent non-binarity or projective binarity – an exploratory transdisciplinar study. Revista Periódicus, 1(20), 273–307. https://doi.org/10.9771/peri.v1i20.54652