How does the expert–subject power dynamic shift within medical research?

How does the expert–subject power dynamic shift within academic research?

How does the expert–subject power dynamic shift within journalism?

Let's discuss power imbalances. How should experts bring subjects into projects? How much power should each individual have? Imagine if (like in participatory and community-centered methods of research and journalism) subjects were given the tools to be collaborators in projects. What are some potential issues that may arise in this situation and what could be done to prevent these issues?

Let's share our perspectives with one another. How has your experience being intersex shaped the way you see the world? What are some of your experiences?

In her 2023 talk at the conference "Moving Trans History Forward," at the timestamp 47:53, Julia Serano speaks about the stages of acceptance and explains what fully stigmatized looks like compared to what fully accepted looks like. Where do you think the trans community is right now on this scale? Is this a problem? What does activism for each of these stages look like?

Julia Serano is clear that in order to speak about one form of marginalization, we need to speak about the non-marginalized in order to compare. What are some effective approaches to doing this?

In 2023, while describing this Markedness theory Serano also defined the differences between indirect and direct marginalization. She defines direct marginalization as the continued oppression of marked groups, and indirect marginalization as the reversing of markedness, in other words when a marked group begins using invalidations against the unmarked group. What are some consequences of this indirect marginalization and how can we avoid them?

What are some productive ways to talk about the difference between indirect and direct marginalization? What are some conversation starters that could lead us towards a decline in marking people at all?

Julia Serano's book Excluded: Making Feminist and Queer Movements More Inclusive explains in a chapter called "Balancing Acts" that the Markedness theory is only one part of the picture, but that it's been a neglected part that we need to bring into conversations about marginalization.

What do you think a good balance of teaching 'isms' and Markedness looks like? What helped you understand the Markedness theory, or is there something that is missing that could explain the subject better?