Amelia C. Thorpe, PhD
mad queer
Research Interests
2SLGBTQIA+ Education
Amelia’s work has explored topics of gender and sexual diversity within secondary and postsecondary settings, focused on curriculum, policy, and environment.
2SLGBTQIA+ Seniors
Amelia’s current work explores intergenerational connectivity and resilience within older 2SLGBTQIA+ communities and addresses ageism, ableism, and isolation.
Community Organizing
Amelia’s keen interest in community building, grassroots organizing, knowledge sharing and advocacy is fueled by twenty years of 2SLGBTQIA+ activism in Atlantic Canada.
ABOUT
CONSULTING
PROJECTS
12+
Articles
7+
Chapters
32+
Presentations
18+
Courses Taught
Writing
Queering Methods
Thorpe, A. (2020). Queering fieldnote practice with queer, trans, and non-binary populations. In C. Burkholder & Thompson, J. A. (Eds.), Fieldnotes in qualitative education and social science research: Approaches, practices and ethical considerations, pp. 277 – 287. Routledge.
Activism & Academia
Thorpe, A. (2024). Queering the activist/academic: An autoethnography of queering research with/in community spaces. In C. Carter & C. Jones (Eds.). Contemporary vulnerabilities, plans unraveled: Reflections on social justice methodologies, pp. 139 – 155. U of Alberta Press.
2SLGBTQIA+ Youth
Burkholder, C., & Thorpe, A. (2019). Cellphilm production as posthuman research method to explore injustice with queer youth in New Brunswick, Canada. Reconceptualizing Educational Research Methodology, 10(2–3), 292–309.