Draft:Adrian de Silva
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Adrian de Silva (June 9, 1966—June 12, 2023 (aged 57)) was a central figure in research on transsexuality and queer studies in Germany in the 20th and 21st centuries..[1].
With a background in sociology and political science, De Silva completed his studies at the University of Münster with a master's thesis on Antonio Gramsci's concept of hegemony. He received his doctorate in Gender Studies from Humboldt University in Berlin with the interdisciplinary study "Negotiating the Borders of the Gender Regime: Developments and Debates on Trans(sexuality) in the Federal Republic of Germany." This work is considered the first and only monograph on the contemporary history of transsexuality in Germany[2]
Before joining the University of Luxembourg as a postdoctoral researcher in 2016, where he remained until his death in 2023, Adrian worked as a visiting lecturer and research assistant at various universities in Germany in the fields of political science and gender studies[3]
Publications in chronological order
[edit]- de Silva, Adrian. Transsexualität im Spannungsfeld juristischer und medizinischer Diskurse. Zeitschrift für Sexualforschung 18.03 (2005), 258-271.
- de Silva, Adrian. Zur gegenwärtigen Situation asylsuchender transgeschlechtlicher Menschen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Femina Politica 14.1 (2005), 15-16.
- de Silva, Adrian. Physische Integrität und Selbstbestimmung: Kritik medizinischer Leitlinien zur Intersexualität. Zeitschrift für Sexualforschung 20.02 (2007), 176-185.
- de Silva, Adrian. Zur Normalisierung heteronormativer Zweigeschlechtlichkeit im Recht: Eine queere Analyse der Regulation des Geschlechtswechsels im Vereinigten Königreich. Kritische Justiz 41.3 (2008), 266-270.
- de Silva, Adrian. Trans und sozialer Wandel in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Transfer und Interaktion. Wissenschaft und Aktivismus an den Grenzen heteronormativer Zweigeschlechtlichkeit. In Hönes, Josch and Michael Koch (eds.). BIS-Verlag, Carl von Ossietzky Universität (2017), 175-186.
- de Silva, Adrian. Negotiating the Borders of the Gender Regime: Developments and Debates on Trans (sexuality) in the Federal Republic of Germany. Transcript published 2018.
- de Silva, Adrian. Entwicklungen der Trans*-Bewegung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (2018).
- de Silva, Adrian. Zur Entwicklung des TSG unter Berücksichtigung der aktuellen politischen Debatte. Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung (2021).
- de Silva, Adrian, Robin Bauer, Utan Schirmer, Karen (Ren) Fiss, J. Noah Munier, Kea Wienand, Tamás Jules Fütty. From Fröschen, Einhörnern und Schmetterlingen. Trans* _queere Wirklichkeiten und visuelle Politiken. Writings by Josch Hoenes (1972-2019). Melusina Press 2023.