February 14: NEW BOOKS, OLD SINS: EARLY-MODERN SODOMY, BESTIALITY, CROSS-DRESSING

NEW BOOKS, OLD SINS: EARLY-MODERN SODOMY, BESTIALITY, CROSS-DRESSING a conversation between Greta LaFleur & Zeb Tortorici, moderated by Justin Abraham Linds February 14, Thursday, 6 to 7:30 pm CSGS, 285 Mercer Street, 4th Floor Greta LaFleur, American Studies, Yale University Justin Abraham Linds, Doctoral Candidate, American Studies, New York University Zeb Tortorici, Spanish & Portuguese …

March 29 :: VIBRATOR NATION: How Feminist Sex-Toy Stores Changed the Business of Pleasure

Vibrator Nation: How Feminist Sex-Toy Stores Changed the Business of Pleasure a book talk with Lynn Comella, in conversation with Julie Scelfo March 29, Thursday 7 to 8 pm Lynn Comella, Gender & Sexuality Studies, University of Nevada, Las Vegas In the 1970s a group of pioneering feminist entrepreneurs launched a movement that ultimately changed …

Oct 25: INTIMATE RELATIONS: A Genealogy of Queer/Performativity

Intimate Relations: A Genealogy of Queer/Performativity a lecture by Amelia Jones October 25, Wednesday 6 to 7:30 pm Amelia Jones, American Studies & Ethnicity, University of Southern California, Dornsife This talk is based on the book project Intimate Relations, where Jones traces the interrelated histories of the terms “queer” and “performative” since 1950 in anglophone discourse. …

Feb 15: EXPERIMENTS IN SEX

Experiments in Sex a panel discussion with Barbara Browning, Pablo Assumpção B Costa, & André Lepecki February 15, Wednesday 7 to 8:30 pm Barbara Browning, Performance Studies, New York University Pablo Assumpção B Costa, Global Visiting Scholar, Center for the Study of Gender & Sexuality, New York University André Lepecki, Performance Studies, New York University This panel …

Nov 15 :: QUEER/ANIMAL/THEORY: Psychoanalysis & Subjectivity

Queer/Animal/Theory: Psychoanalysis & Subjectivity a lecture by Carla Freccero November 15, Tuesday 6:30 to 8 pm Carla Freccero, Feminist Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz Both animal studies and queer theory share theoretical inheritances, even as they diverge in some of their philosophical and political commitments. This talk assesses the (non-exclusive) reciprocal impact of animal studies and queer …

Oct 20 :: SEX MUSEUMS: The Politics & Performance of Display

Sex Museums: The Politics & Performance of Display a lecture by Jennifer Tyburczy October 20, Thursday 6 to 7:30 pm Jennifer Tyburczy, Feminist Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara All museums are sex museums. In her book Sex Museums: The Politics & Performance of Display, Tyburczy takes a hard look at the formation of Western sexuality—particularly how …

Sept 22: Convulsing Bodies: A conversation on religion & resistance in Foucault

Convulsing Bodies: A conversation on religion & resistance in Foucault with Mark D. Jordan, Carolyn Dinshaw & Anthony Petro September 22, Thursday 5:30 to 7:30 pm Carolyn Dinshaw, English and Social & Cultural Analysis, New York, University Mark D. Jordan, Harvard Divinity School, Harvard University Anthony Petro, Religion, Boston University In his most recent book, Convulsing Bodies: Religion & Resistance in Foucault, …

April 15: Danger Talk: Sexual Error, Boundary Crossings, & the Limits of Thought, annual forum in Honor of Muriel Dimen

Danger Talk: Sexual Error, Boundary Crossings, & the Limits of Thought an Annual Forum between the Center for the Study of Gender & Sexuality and Studies in Gender & Sexuality, in honor of Muriel Dimen Confirmed speakers include Anne Dailey, Joseph Fischel, Ummni Khan, Kimberlyn Leary, & Charles Levin April 15, Friday 4:45 to 7:30 pm Anne Dailey, School …

January 28: Troubling the Teaching & Learning of Sexuality Diversity in South African Education

Troubling the Teaching & Learning of Sexuality Diversity in South African Education a lecture by Dennis Francis January 28, Thursday 7 to 8:30 pm Dennis Francis, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa, and CSGS Visiting Fulbright Scholar The lecture is about lesbian, gay and bisexual youth in South African schools. The research globally and in …

Dec 5: Shaming, Flaming: Lawrence King & the Murderous Regulation of Gender Non-conforming Youth

Shaming, Flaming: Lawrence King & the Murderous Regulation of Gender Non-conforming Youth a forum with Ken Corbett & Gayle M. Salamon December 5, Friday 5 to 7 pm Ken Corbett, Postdoctoral Program in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, New York University Gayle M. Salamon, English, Princeton University In February 2008, Larry King, a 15-year-old gender nonconforming teenager …