Sexuality and Gender Research Group
The Sexuality and Gender Research Group brings together researchers from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities with scholars in other disciplines from around the university to discuss questions of sexuality and gender from a variety of disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and cross-disciplinary perspectives.
Every year, the Sexuality and Gender Research Group, in conjunction with the Western Queer Caucus, hosts a number of academic talks. Our major effort every year, however, lies in organizing Queer Research Day, a full-day event involving both papers and poster presentations. Queer Research Day is normally held on the third Wednesday in April. The date is announced each year in November and a call for papers and posters is sent out in February. Other initiatives in the areas of sexuality and gender would be very welcome. If you are interested in organizing something, please do let us know.
Membership in the Sexuality and Gender Research Group is open to faculty and graduate students. However, all of our events are free and open to all members of the Western community. For more information, please contact Wendy Pearson or Susan Knabe.
Faculty
| Andrea Allen | Women's Studies and Feminist Research and Huron College |
| Greta Bauer | Epidemiology and Biostatistics |
| Samantha Brennan | Philosophy |
| Steven Bruhm | English |
| Mary Bunch | Women's Studies and Feminist Research and FIMS |
| Antonio Calcagno | Philosophy (King's) |
| Grant Campbell | FIMS |
| Lara Descartes | Faculty of Education |
| Joel Faflak | English |
| Ginger Hegedus | Philosophy (King's) |
| Susan Knabe | Women's Studies and Feminist Research and FIMS |
| Erica Lawson | Women's Studies and Feminist Research |
| Tracy Lemos | Theology (Huron) |
| Mario Longtin | French |
| Wayne J. Martino | Faculty of Education |
| Bonnie McLachlan | Classics |
| Kelly Olson | Classics |
| Treena Orchard | Health Sciences |
| Wendy Gay Pearson | Women's Studies and Feminist Research |
| Jessica Polzer | Women's Studies and Feminist Research and Health Sciences |
| Paulette Rothbauer | FIMS |
| Chris Roulston | Women's Studies and Feminist Research and French |
| Peter Schwenger | Centre for the Study of Theory and Criticism |
| Sharon Sliwinski | FIMS |
| Douglass St. Christian | Anthropology |
| Kim Verwaayen | Women's Studies and Feminist Research |
| Joe Wlodarz | Film |
Upcoming Events
"Speaking Queerly" Speakers' Series
TBA
Queer Research Day 2013
Scheduled for April 17, 2013. CFP will be sent out in February and will call for proposals for both 20 minute conference papers and for posters.
Past Events
Queer Research Day 2012
Click here for the program and poster.
Queer Research Day 2011
Click here for the program and poster.
Queer Research Day 2010
Click here for the program and poster.
Information for Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate students are welcome to attend and participate in all events organized by the Sexuality and Gender Research Group. LGBT students seeking a social network at Western should contact Pride Western.
Students interested in the study of sexuality should consider taking a course in Sexuality Studies. The Faculty of Arts and Humanities currently offers a Sexuality Studies Major, which is administered by Women's Studies and Feminist Research. Further information on the major can be found elsewhere on the WSFR website (see "Undergraduate") as can information on the Gender, Sexuality and Culture Minor (jointly administered by Women's Studies and Feminist Research and Modern Languages and Literatures).