Readings:

Each of our four guest speakers will lead a discussion based on a reading of their selection. Below you will find the titles and links to download the PDF files for these readings. YOU MUST REGISTER to recieve the password to open these files! Once you have registered, you will recieve and e-mail with instructions on how to open these documents.

Moderated Discussion Session #1 (3:15 - 5:15 PM, Friday)

A. Heather Love (English, U. of Penn.), "Close But Not Deep: Ethics and the Descriptive Turn" - East Conference Room - DOWNLOAD

B. Paul Amar (Global Studies, Feminist Studies & Sociology, UC-Santa Barbara), "Cairo’s Natasha Wars and Harasser Invasions: Theorizing the Security State by Mapping the Securitization of Urban Sexualities"- West Conference Room - DOWNLOAD

Moderated Discussion Session #2 (3:15 PM - 5:15 PM, Saturday)

A. Joon Lee (English, Rhode Island School of Design), "The Joy of the Castrated Boy" - East Conference Room - DOWNLOAD

B. Adam Green (Sociology, U. of Toronto), "Queer Theory and Sociology: Locating the Subject and Self in Sexuality Studies" - West Conference Room - DOWNLOAD