Elsie Campbell

The Educator's Guide to Non-binary French

Education EN ↓ 43 episodes

Travel back in time with queer host, Elsie (they/iel), as they celebrate trans, non-binary, and gender-non-conforming voices in French all the way back to the Middle Ages. Learn about how LGBTQIAP+ identities are expressed in the supposedly binary French language, and how to amplify these voices in our everyday lives today! Episodes in English with French excerpts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Elsie Campbell

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Education

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Latest episode

May 1, 2026

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Episodes

S2E11: Lesson Plan: Linguistic Gay Panic in Balzac's "Sarrasine" 19.09.2025

Hello educators! Welcome back to another Lesson Plan episode. Join trans host Elsie (they/them) as they share a cognitive-code approach to teaching an advanced French lesson about queer language in a 19th century gender bendy short story! For further reading and free resources, sign up for our newsletter. Reach out on instagram @enbyfrenchguide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

S2E10: Three Saints You Didn't Know Were Trans 12.09.2025

Gender bendy saints?! Absolutely! Join trans host Elsie (they/them) for a deep dive into La Légende Dorée , a medieval collection of the lives of saints, and learn about gender non-conformity in Christianity in the Middle Ages. For further reading and free resources, sign up for our newsletter. Reach out on instagram @enbyfrenchguide or via email at enbyfrenchguide@gmail.com. Hosted on Acast. See...

S2E9: L'écriture Inclusive for Gender Baddies 05.09.2025

L'écriture inclusive , (an absurd source of tension with the Académie Française), though originally developed to visibilize feminine grammatical gender, can also be a useful set of language strategies for including gender-non-conforming folx! Join trans host Elsie (they/them) for some practical examples. For further reading and free resources, sign up for our newsletter. Reach out on instagram @en...

S2E8: Reading Recs: Transféminismes by Letícia Nascimento 29.08.2025

This week, join trans host Elsie for another reading recommendation episode, as they react to and rave about Letícia Nascimento's Transféminismes (2022). For further reading and free resources, sign up for our newsletter. Reach out on instagram @enbyfrenchguide or via email at enbyfrenchguide@gmail.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S2E7: Beginner Lesson Plan: (Auto)biographies and Gen(d)re based Pedagogy 22.08.2025

Hello educators! Welcome to another Lesson Plan episode. Join trans host Elsie (they/them) as they share a genre-based approach to teaching beginner French (auto)biographies! For further reading and free resources, sign up for our newsletter. Reach out on instagram @enbyfrenchguide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Educator's Guide to Non-binary French 15.08.2025

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S2E6: The Top 5 Gayest Animals in the Medieval Bestiary 15.08.2025

Welcome back to our Fun Facts episodes! Join trans host Elsie (they/them) as they dive into mysteries of the medieval bestiary in search of queer bodies and stories. For further reading and free resources, sign up for our newsletter. Reach out on instagram @enbyfrenchguide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S2E5: Beyond the Trinary: Subject pronouns in non-binary French besides they/iel 08.08.2025

We're back to grammar (woo!)! Join trans host Elsie (they/them) for more non-binary pronouns in French, where to find them, and how to use them. For further reading and free resources, sign up for our newsletter. Reach out on instagram @enbyfrenchguide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S2E4: Reading Recs: Knisely's "The Gender-Just Language Education Project" 01.08.2025

For the first in the reading recommendations series, join trans host Elsie (they/them) for a brief introduction to Dr. Kris Knisely's "The Gender-Just Language Education Project", where to find it, why it's superb, and some favorite excerpts. For further reading and free resources, sign up for our newsletter. Reach out on instagram @enbyfrenchguide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

S2E3: A beginner's guide to a queer-friendly classroom 27.07.2025

Educators! Looking to make your classroom more trans/non-binary inclusive but not sure where to start? I got you. :) In this episode, join me, trans host Elsie (they/them), for some easy strategies and materials for the first day of classes. For further reading and free resources, sign up for our newsletter. Reach out on instagram @enbyfrenchguide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

S2E2: The Top 5 Most Unhinged Statements by the AF About Gender-Inclusive Language 18.07.2025

In this episode, join trans host Elsie (they/them) as they get on their soapbox about some of the most chaotic statements by the Académie Française and the French government about gender-inclusive language. For further reading and transcripts, sign up for our newsletter. Reach out on instagram @enbyfrenchguide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S2E1: What the "iel"? 11.07.2025

How does singular "they/them" work in French? In this episode, learn how to use "iel/lea" in French for yourself, your friends, and your community! Enby French Guide Newsletter : https://enbyfrenchguide.substack.com/?r=5qrekf&utm_campaign=pub-share-checklist Instagram: @enbyfrenchguide Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1E6: Transness in the Middle Ages 21.04.2025

In this final episode of the limited series, Queer French Through the Ages , join host Elsie (they/them) as they travel back in time to the Middle Ages to take a look at trans experiences and language. How are gender transformations/miracles written about? What's happening in the grammar? How does gender work in medieval French? Also an interview with a very special guest, Dr. Blake Gutt, a specia...

S1E5: Gender-bendy Stories in the French Renaissance 01.12.2024

What is happening with gender and sex in the French Renaissance? How is language used? In this episode, join trans host Elsie (they/them) as they explore some very old poetry, a questionable medical treatise, grammar books, a travel narrative, and a novel. Accrochez-vous ! :) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1E4: Trans Stories in the Early Modern 12.07.2024

What does Early Modern France have to say about gender and sex? How can we, today, think about gender-non-conforming lives over 350 years ago? Featuring the works by Early Modern Trans scholars, and a very special guest, Dr. Caitlin Dahl, this episode explores how language navigates queer identities in very old dictionaries, a delightful love story between two young trans people, and a gender-non-...

S1E3: Genderqueer and Intersex Stories in the 19th Century 12.06.2024

What do sex and gender mean in 19th-century France? Where can we find gender non-conforming lives in French? How are those identities and experiences expressed in language? Join trans host Elsie, as they shine a light on a lesser-known Balzac short story, and cherish and explore a vibrant intersex memoir, all in the context of queer language. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

S1E2: LGBTQIAP+ language and stories in North and West Africa 13.05.2024

What are the queer French strategies used by members of the LGBTQIAP+ communities in North and West Africa? Are their understandings of this kind of language the same as ours in the U.S.? In this second episode, join Elsie as they explore studies, linguistic reports, poems, an interview, and a novel - all in queer French! C'est parti :) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S1E1: What is non-binary French? 12.04.2024

Not sure what queer French is? We got you. :) Join PhD student Elsie (they/iel) as they explore what non-binary language strategies look like today in Francophone spaces! With special guest Candice Guerbeau (she/her), and local queer students and educators, this episode explores a series of comic strips by trans creator Sophie Labelle, and a novel by the French linguist Alpheratz, as well as the p...

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