Beans Velocci
Assistant Professor of History and Sociology of Science and Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies at the University of Pennsylvania; author of Sex Isn’t Real: The Invention of an Incoherent Binary (Duke UP, 2026), which traces historical scientific efforts to define sex and their social consequences.
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Apr 11, 2026 • 1h 22min
Beans Velocci, "Sex Isn't Real: The Invention of an Incoherent Binary" (Duke UP, 2026)
Beans Velocci, Assistant Professor at UPenn and author of Sex Isn’t Real, traces how scientific practices made sex seem binary. They walk through historical research in zoology, eugenics, gynecology, statistics, and trans medicine. Short, clear vignettes reveal how methods and institutions kept reshaping categories to fit prevailing social aims.
Apr 11, 2026 • 1h 22min
Beans Velocci, "Sex Isn't Real: The Invention of an Incoherent Binary" (Duke UP, 2026)
Beans Velocci, Assistant Professor at UPenn who studies the history of science and gender, explores how scientific practices invented an unstable male/female split. They trace debates across zoology, eugenics, gynecology, statistics, and trans medicine. Short, provocative takes show how definitions of sex shifted to uphold racial and professional power.
