Engaging Polyphony

The work of Jules Balén, PhD

Author: lejule

  • Facing Whiteness

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    “Rather than using our trans identities as an excuse to opt out from racial transformation work, we are utilizing what we’ve learned from our trans journeys to actively work to liberate ourselves from the teachings and practices of a toxic and dysfunctional white culture and we are learning how to co-create a world based on…

  • QJN is up on Rutger’s UP banner–with a sample chapter!

    QJN is up on Rutger’s UP banner–with a sample chapter!

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    My cheeks hurt from smiling. It is amazing enough to me that this book whose central question–why choruses?–came to me over 20 years ago is finally going to be in print. I can’t wait to have a copy in hand! But to have the beautiful cover (thanks again to SFGMC for the picture) pop up in the…

  • Get your DISCOUNT here . . . thank you Rutgers University Press!!

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    It takes a village to produce a book! At least that’s my experience. But the book is now up on the Rutgers University Press site (see flier below for the discount code) and I could not be more grateful to so many for so much.  If you are a best selling author at a for-profit publishing…

  • The book is finally under contract!

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    After more years than I’d like to admit, the book finally has a home and is in need of pictures and donations to print them. Academic publishing is a non-profit business, so things like pictures in a book cost extra. If you have ever been a member of a lesbian, gay, bi, trans, or queer-identified…