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Biography / Academic Background
I received my PhD in Social and Political Thought from York University in 1989.
I joined Wilfrid Laurier University in 1988 and have taught in Women’s Studies as well as in Sociology and Cultural Analysis and Social Theory.
Research Interests / Ongoing Projects
The main focus of my research is gender, transgender, psychoanalysis and feminism. I have published two books: From Mastery to Analysis: Theories of Gender in Psychoanalytic Feminism (1991) and Debates in Transgender, Queer and Feminist Theory: Contested Sites (2010).
Awards and Achievements
In 1990, I received a York University Thesis prize. I have received an award of merit from Laurier twice.
Selected Publications
- Elliot, P. Debates in Transgender, Queer, and Feminist Theory: Contested Sites. London: Ashgate Publishing, 2010.
- Elliot, P. “Engaging Trans Debates on Gender Variance: A Feminist Analysis,” Sexualities 12.1: 2009, pp.5-32.
- Elliot, P. “Who Gets to Be a Woman? Feminist Politics and the Question of Trans Inclusion,” Atlantis Vol. 29.1, Fall 2004 pp. 13-20.