Addye is a PhD candidate in political theory at the University of British Columbia. They are interested in queer and trans theory, intersectionality, affect in politics, and environmental justice. Their ongoing dissertation project integrates political and social theory with community-engaged research to theorize trans joy and trans communities of care as sites of radical politics.  In and beyond their research, Addye is passionate about fostering accessible learning spaces through creative and collaborative pedagogy. They are especially interested in creative writing and art as modes of public knowledge-sharing, and they are currently developing a series of community-based zine workshops exploring trans joy in partnership with UBC’s Public Scholars Initiative and Spartacus Books. Outside of work, Addye can frequently be found volunteering at Spartacus, wandering their East Van neighborhood, making art, and playing with their beloved cat, Tiana.

Research areas: Political theory, critical theory, queer and trans studies, intersectionality, affect theory, media studies, environmental justice

• Clifford Alexander Robson and Else Loella Robson Memorial Scholarship (2023)
• UBC Public Scholar (2020-)
• W.J. Stankiewicz Graduate Memorial Prize in Political Theory (2020)
• Four Year Doctoral Fellowship (2019-2023)
• Cambridge Trust Scholar (2014-2017)
• Schmidt Prize for Best Second-Year Coursework, Department of Politics, University of Cambridge and Ruth Cohen Prize for Outstanding Coursework in the Humanities, Newnham College, University of Cambridge (2016)

Conference Activity: 

• “Laughing Our Way to Liberation: Trans Joy as Political Affect,” Western Political Science Association Annual Conference, March 2024
• “Justice as Means and End: Towards an Anti-Oppressive Phronetic Approach to Environmental Justice,” UBC Political Science Graduate Student Association Annual Conference, May 2021
• “Livestock, People, and the Planet: Responsibility for Structural Environmental Injustice,” New York State Political Science Association Annual Conference, April, 2019