Doing Queer Studies Now (Grad Conference-update)

Call for Papers

– Doing Queer Studies Now –

Graduate Conference

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
October 21-23, 2010

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS: PAUL AMAR (Law & Society Program, Global Studies, Feminist Studies, UC-Santa Barbara), ADAM GREEN (Sociology, U. of Toronto), JOON LEE (English, Rhode Island School of Design), HEATHER LOVE (English, U. of Pennsylvania).

WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF: DAVID HALPERIN, HOLLY HUGHES, ESTHER NEWTON, GAYLE RUBIN, VALERIE TRAUB.


What is queer about queer studies? Does queer refer to a set of topics or a mode of inquiry? What is the role of theory in queer studies? How is new scholarship bridging the social sciences and the humanities? What is the relationship between actual queer practices and queer studies? What is the relationship between scholarship and activism? How are radical sex critique and queer studies related? What are the limitations of queer?


These are some of the questions we are interested in twenty years after the emergence of queer theory. The purpose of this conference is to take stock of and provide a showcase for innovative practices and pursuits in queer studies, both in the humanities and social sciences, as well as emerging fields that bridge the two.


We are not calling for papers that engage these questions at a meta-level, but rather for work that is conditioned by them.

While we welcome a range of topics, some of the topics we are interested in include:

- the role of historical, political and economic forces in shaping queerness
- governmentality, state and biopolitics
- transnational flows of capital and migrations
- queer intersections with race, gender, class, ability, age, etc.
- queer subjectivities, experiences and identities
- queer historiography, phenomenology and temporality
- visual culture, new media

Paper abstracts of 250 to 300 words should be sent by June 1, 2010 to doingqueerstudiesnow2010@umich.edu. We wish to notify presenters by Monday, June 21. We will ask for the completed paper for respondents by October 1, 2010.

Nat O'Reilly's Chapbook "Symptoms of Homesickness" Released

Nat O'Reilly's first chapbook, "Symptoms of Homesickness," was released in Australia this week by Picaro Press (http://www.picaropress.com/). You can order a copy directly from the publisher (for about the same price as a pint of Guinness, according to the author). Nat graduated in 2008 with a PhD in English from WMU and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Literature and Languages at the University of Texas at Tyler. In addition to his many scholarly publications, Nat has had his poetry published in the US, the UK, New Zealand, and Australia in such journals as Antipodes, The Oklahoma Review, The White Leaf Review, and Southern Ocean Review.

Recent English Graduate Accepted to Prestigious Post-Bac Program

The staff of Comparative Drama would like to congratulate our editorial intern and recent Department of English graduate, Joshua C. Boardman, on his acceptance to the College of Liberal and Professional Studies at The University of Pennsylvania's Post-Bac program.

“The Post-Baccalaureate (Post-Bac) Classical Studies Program was founded in 1984 for students who already have a B.A. and some background in Latin and Greek, and who wish to continue their study without immediately entering an M.A. or Ph.D. classical studies program. The Post-Bac Classics Program offers such students an opportunity for rigorous training in the languages, testing their motivation for graduate work, preparing them for further study, and allowing them to experience life in a large university.”

This program is one of the best in the country of its nature and “upon completion of the post-baccalaureate programs at Penn, many graduates go on to study at some of the world’s best schools, including Cornell, Harvard, Oxford, Penn, Yale, and UCLA.”

Tiffany wins WMU Distinguished Teaching Award

It is my great pleasure to announce that Grace Tiffany is the recipient of WMU's Distinguished Teaching Award. The award is one of the most prestigious honors our institution bestows upon a faculty member and attests once again to the quality and quantity of teaching and mentoring that are hallmarks of our highly productive unit. Please join me in congratulating Grace, who is a most deserving recipient. rju

Premiere of "The Gay American" by Kristian O'Hare

The Gay American
A world premiere by Kristian O'Hare | Directed by Allison Shoemaker
May 16-19 & 23-26, 2010 at The Side Project Theatre (1439 W Jarvis Ave)

Performance Schedule
Week 1
Sunday, May 16 7:30 PM
Monday, May 17 7:30 PM
Tuesday, May 18 7:30 PM
Wednesday, May 19 7:30 PM

Week 2
Sunday, May 23 7:30 PM
Monday, May 24 7:30 PM
Tuesday, May 25 7:30 PM
Wednesday, May 26 7:30 PM

Tickets to The Gay American are $10 and may be purchased online at ruckustheater.org or by phone at (773)-769-7257.

For more information, please visit ruckustheater.org