Beans Velocci
(they/them)
history. sts. classification. uncertainty. queer stuff. trans stuff.
(they/them)
history. sts. classification. uncertainty. queer stuff. trans stuff.
Image: An under-construction, roped-off museum exhibit including a poster about X and Y chromosomes, a ladder, and some blank panels on the floor in front of it.
My first book, Sex Isn't Real: The Invention of an Incoherent Binary, is now available for pre-order through Duke University Press! Use discount code E26VELCC for 30% off the paperback edition.
I'm a historian of sex, science, and classification, and an Assistant Professor in History and Sociology of Science and Core Faculty in Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Mostly, I'm interested in how socially-constructed categories come to be regarded as biological truths. My work is situated in queer, trans, and feminist STS; history of sexuality; and histories of science and medicine. See my CV for more info.