Eliza Steinbock

Eliza Steinbock is Associate Professor of Gender and Diversity Studies at Maastricht University, the Netherlands. Their research on transgender visual cultures is committed to mapping out the interconnections of social realities with art-making through the prism of affect. They have authored over 40 essays, were awarded best first book by the Society for Cinema and Media Studies for Shimmering Images: Trans Cinema, Embodiment, and the Aesthetics of Change (2019), and co-edited Art and Activism in the Age of Systemic Crisis: Aesthetic Resilience (2020). In the Netherlands, Eliza is project-leader of the national consortium ‘The Critical Visitor: Intersectional Approaches for Rethinking and Retooling Accessibility and Inclusivity in Heritage Spaces,’ (2020-2025) funded by the Dutch Research Council.