Perry Zurn is Provost Associate Professor of Philosophy at American University. He researches primarily in political philosophy, critical theory, and trans studies, and collaborates in psychology and network neuroscience. In addition to co-editing four books, Zurn is the author of Curiosity and Power: The Politics of Inquiry (2021), How We Make Each Other: Trans Life at the Edge of the University (2025), and Cisgender: Disorienting a Category (2026), as well as the co-author of Curious Minds: The Power of Connection (2022).
Zurn is the author or coauthor of 100+ additional publications in philosophy, political theory, and network science an…
Perry Zurn is Provost Associate Professor of Philosophy at American University. He researches primarily in political philosophy, critical theory, and trans studies, and collaborates in psychology and network neuroscience. In addition to co-editing four books, Zurn is the author of Curiosity and Power: The Politics of Inquiry (2021), How We Make Each Other: Trans Life at the Edge of the University (2025), and Cisgender: Disorienting a Category (2026), as well as the co-author of Curious Minds: The Power of Connection (2022).
Zurn is the author or coauthor of 100+ additional publications in philosophy, political theory, and network science and has given 250+ talks at local, national, and international venues. Zurn’s work has been featured in 50+ podcast, radio, and television shows, as well as in mainstream outlets such as Harvard Books, Talks at Google, and The Guardian. Zurn’s previous appointments include Fellow at Cornell University's Society for the Humanities, SSNAP Fellow at Duke University, Research Associate at the Five College Women’s Studies Research Center, and Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Curiosity in the School of Social Policy and Practice.
For more information, see his website: www.perryzurn.com.
