Slides from “Queering the Map” Talk
My slides from my Futures Initiative talk, “Queering the Map: Theoretical Reflections on Spatial Methods,” at the CUNY Graduate Center this Friday …
Talk on 10/2: Queering the Map
I’m over the moon that 1) I do not have the flu as I did last February when I had to cancel …
Interview in Vice’s “The History of Lesbian Bars”
Many thanks to the ridiculously smart and cool Nicole Pasulka for including my work in her Vice piece from August of 2015, …
About the Rainbow Heritage Network
In the last month while moving to Hartford and getting settled in my new office at Trinity, I am happy to share …
New Publication: Crossing Over into Territories of the Body (Area)
I am pleased to report that my new article in Area, “Crossing Over into Territories of the Body: Urban Territories, Borders, and …
New Publication: “Useful In/Stability” in Radical History Review
I am delighted to announce the publication of “Useful Instability: the Queer Social and Spatial Production of the Lesbian Herstory Archives” in …
Speaking about Trans* Issues in Fortune Magazine
I was recently interviewed by Fortune Magazine regarding trans* issues in the workplace. I had an incredible conversation with journalist Vivian Giang …
On Behalf of Queer Archives: Recounting the QIS Workshop a Year Later
In celebration of the year since the absolutely magical Queer Internet Studies (QIS) workshop, I went and realized that the final notes …
Recounting #QueerData: Desire and Tension in the Production of Media Ecologies #AAG2015
To honor Jim Blaut’s efforts, the award will recognize a scholar who, over the course of her/his life, has used a geographic and historical analysis of capitalism to explain current social injustices and inequalities, and promoted activism against oppressive power relations both within and outside the academy. Award winner Cindi Katz is Professor of Geography in Environmental Psychology & Women’s Studies at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
Full List of Readings for CLAGS Queer(ing) New York Course
In the spring of 2013, I taught Queer(ing) New York as a Seminar in the City course with the Center for Lesbian …
Storify of Lauren Berlant’s “Affects of the Commons” talk w @SocietyandSpace #AAG2015
Lauren Berlant Society and Space lecture at the #AAG2015 Chicago on Friday, April 24th, 2015. Find the abstract for the “Affects of the Commons” talk at https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/14cee71fe9fb758f?compose=14cf692f75e22b37.
Sharing AERA Panel Video: “Toward What Justice?”
This session brings together compelling scholars within diverse intellectual traditions in educational research to discuss corresponding and sometimes competing definitions of justice. Each panelist will respond to a set of questions designed to reveal the salient points of convergence and difference between Indigenous studies, critical disabilities studies, critical race studies, immigration and border studies, and queer studies in education. A noted critical discussant will synthesize perspectives, offer ideas for future inquiry, and prompt further discussion between the panelists.
Why LGBTQ People Need to Care about the Gender Pay Gap
Today is Equal Pay Day, a day I much admire because it is 1/365th of the reminder we need as a society …
Talk at Yale Tomorrow: Dyke Publics, Privates, and Queer New York
I am en route to New Haven to give a talk at the invitation of the Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Program, American …
Talk Today at EuroPride Oslo: Where Does Queer Life Go after the Gayborhood?
Today I am speaking at EuroPride in Oslo: “Where Does Queer Life Go after the Gayborhood?” If you happen to be in …
New publication: Two Chapters in Queer Geographies: Beirut, Tijuana, Copenhagen
Queer Geographies: Beirut, Tijuana, Copenhagen, a collaborative work of artists, activists, and scholars, showcases the work of queer art installations in these …
Visualizing ‘Queer Exchange’ Friendships
I am increasingly interested in the social networks of queers, broadly and self-defined. One of the largest queer groups on Facebook that …
Reflecting on “Identity Work and Identity Play Online” #2013ASA
Livetweets from”Identity Work and Identity Play Online” with @Greene_DM, @lportwoodstacer, @anitaconchita, @lnakamur, & @tmcphers at #ASA2013. Link to the panel info can be found here: http://convention2.allacademic.com/one/theasa/theasa13/index.php?click_key=1&cmd=Multi+Search+Search+Load+Session&s
Collecting Data, Que(e)rying the SpaceTime of the Lesbian Herstory Archives
On founding the Lesbian Herstory Archives: Deb Edel: We began talking about how easily our history had gotten lost. Joan Nestle: That …
Scaled Generationally: Lesbian-Queer Organizations, Power, & Time
This post is a continuation of a series of posts on my graphic analyses and data visualizations of lesbian-queer space and time …