Jack Halberstam is Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity, Gender Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Southern California. This is a special lecture and conversation co-sponsored by the Department of English Language & Literature, the Department of Philosophy, the Critical Media Lab, and the Faculty of Arts.
Halberstam is the author of numerous books and articles, including: Trans* A Quick and Quirky Account of Gender Variability (UC Press, 2018), Gaga Feminism: Sex, Gender, and the End of Normal (Beacon Press, 2012), The Queer Art of Failure (Duke UP, 2011), In A Queer Time and Place (NYU Press, 2005), Female Masculinity (Duke UP, 1998), Skin Shows: Gothic Horror and the Technology of Monsters (Duke UP, 1995). His articles that have appeared in numerous journals, magazines and collections. Halberstam is currently working on several projects including a book on Fascism and (homo)sexuality.
Reception starts at 6:00 pm followed by the lecture at 7:00 pm. Everyone is welcome.
