If you want to find out more about the curriculum and pedagogical thinking behind ‘meanwhile, elsewhere…’ we wrote an article for the Teaching History journal, which can be found here. Evocative, prescient, snarky, moving. The authors in this book range in focus and also in genre--from the dreamlike speculative to hard sci-fi to satirical projections of current trends--but are united in providing interesting and fresh stories about gender and life under capitalism. My favorite stories are: After the Big One" by Cooper Lee Bombardier, about a post-apocalypse survival crew comprising an older binary trans man who can pass, an older binary trans woman who can’t pass, two nonbinary youths, and a TERF--again, I didn't like the ending and I'm not sure what overarching point the author was trying to make (the sexual assault in particular felt pointless to me) but I loved the premise and a lot of the character interactions. A spooktacular special is released today from Big Finish Productions, marking the return of Louise Jameson and John Dorney to The Omega Factor. 30 October 2023 This was a very strong collection of stories. A few recurrent themes (commodification of the body, for instance) crop up, I assume independently, although some of the authors may know each other, not sure. I did notice that more than one characters shops at No Frills in Toronto. Is this some trans-Canadian joke, or is it a code for being broke? I'd never heard of this chain.

Themyscira by Colette Arrand - I think a big part of the appeal here was in how it subverted my expectations. Here we have an island of voluntary exiles, with one young woman feeling out of place due to being the only one with a penis - at least, until another transgender girl washes up on shore. This one pairs well with Delicate Bodies, looking at gender as a disease, and exploring how it infects those around us. MEANWHILE, ELSEWHERE is an utterly wonderful collection of fresh, vibrant, and wildly imaginative stories written by trans writers unapologetically focusing on trans characters. Usually I breeze through a book in a day or two, but I’ve been savoring this one so I can appreciate all of the very different stories. As always with anthologies, there were a few stories I didn’t love, but overall I was amazed by the depth and range of the collection and really pleased at the inclusion of so many trans POC.Human-identified love relationships are pleasing. We learn about intimate behavior from our partners and that's beneficial. But they do not seem mutual. So, which one should you use? The answer is that it depends on the context. If you are talking about a physical location that is not the current one, you should use “elsewhere.” For example, “I left my keys elsewhere and now I can’t find them.” If you are describing two things happening at the same time, use “meanwhile.” For example, “I was cooking dinner, meanwhile my husband was setting the table.”

For example, if someone is discussing a specific restaurant in New York City, they might say “If you’re looking for Italian food, there are plenty of options elsewhere in the city.” Meanwhile Bridget Liang - Delicate Bodies: not for the squeamish, but worth it for the zombified diy bottom surgery scene alone

After a series of lessons, give students an empty timeline and get them to collate all their learning so far on the timeline. This will get them to think about the sequencing of knowledge and the relationship between different events.