Alexandra Stankovich 

A doctoral student in practical philosophy at the University of Sherbrooke, Alexandra is interested in the concept of marginality, and more specifically that related to queer, gender non-conforming and/or trans public figures Off the Derech (outgoing from ultra-Jewish circles). Orthodox). The thesis supported by the researcher is that the alternative claims put forward in the public space by these individuals exert pressure on norms (and normative presuppositions), thus complicating the discussion on religion, orthodoxy, and the permeability of its borders. Observed in this way, marginality can be considered and studied as an agentic concept of negotiation, action and resistance.