I am an interdisciplinary feminist sociologist. My work focuses on Critical Femininities, Femme Theory, and femmephobia. Specifically, I examine perceptions of femininity and sources of prejudice rooted in the devaluation or regulation of femininity. I am an AMTD Global Talent Postdoctoral Fellow, an incoming SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow, a former Ontario Women's Health Scholar, and recipient of the 2019 Governor General’s Gold Medal from Queen’s University.
About Us
Rhea Ashley Hoskin
Rhea Ashley Hoskin
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Sexuality, Marriage, & Family Studies
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies / Department of Sociology and Legal Studies, University of Waterloo
PhD, Queen's University (Kingston)
MA, Queen's University (Kingston)
BAH, Trent University (Peterborough)
519-884-8111
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BIOGRAPHY
PUBLICATIONS
Selected publications. For a full list visit https://www.ashleyhoskin.ca/publications
Hoskin, R.A., & Blair, K.L. (Eds). (2022). Critical Femininities. Routledge.
Hoskin, R.A. (Ed.) (2021). Feminizing Theory: Making Space for Femme Theory. Routledge.
Hoskin, R.A. (2020). “Femininity? It’s the aesthetic of subordination”: Examining femmephobia, the gender binary, and experiences of oppression among sexual and gender minorities. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 49(7), 2319-2339.
Hoskin, R.A. (2019). Can femme be theory? Exploring the epistemological and methodological possibilities of femme. Journal of Lesbian studies. Online First.
Hoskin, R.A., & Taylor, A. (2019). Femme resistance: The fem(me)inine art of failure. Psychology & Sexuality, 10(4), 281-300.
Hoskin, R.A. (2019). Femmephobia: The role of anti-femininity and gender policing in LGBTQ+ people’s experiences of discrimination. Sex Roles, 81, 686-703.
GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS
Selected Grants, Fellowships, and Awards. For a full list visit https://www.ashleyhoskin.ca/rahcv
SSHRC Insight Development Grant
SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship
AMTD Global Talent Postdoctoral Award
Ontario Women’s Health Postdoctoral Award
Governor General’s Gold Medal
SSHRC Connection Grant
Nova Scotia COVID-19 Health Research Coalition Fund
Canadian Soroptimist Grants for Women
SSHRC CGS Doctoral Award
AREAS OF GRADUATE SUPERVISION
Sociology of gender, Critical Femininities, Femme Theory, gender-based violence, intersectional analyses, sexual and gender diversity, gender and power, violence, prejudice and discrimination, feminist theory, queer theory, social inequality, femininities, femme, femme identities, femmephobia, anti-femininity, fashion and aesthetics.
PROFESSIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
Selected Professional, Administrative, and Community Services. For full list see https://www.ashleyhoskin.ca/rahcv
Associate Editor, Psychology & Sexuality
Co-Founder, LGBTQ Psychology Canada, a non-profit organization supporting LGBTQ scholarship.
Co-Founder & Co-chair, Preaching to the choir: An international LGBTQ conference
Treasurer, Section for Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Issues, Canadian Psychological Association
Secretary, Section for Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Issues, Canadian Psychological Association
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Lesbian Studies
Editorial Board Member, Fat studies: An International Journal of Body Weight & Society