Tag Archives: LGBT

January 27, 2017

Backlist Bop: Oppressing good teachers

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And They Were Wonderful Teachers reports the history of state oppression of gay and lesbian citizens during the Cold War and the dynamic set of responses it ignited. Focusing on Florida’s purge of gay and lesbian teachers from 1956 to 1965, … Continue reading →

January 23, 2014

Q&A with The Battle over Marriage author Leigh Moscowitz

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Leigh Moscowitz is an assistant professor of communication at the College of Charleston. In her UIP book The Battle over Marriage: Gay Rights Activism through the Media the author examines the aims and efforts of LGBT advocates to re-frame the public image … Continue reading →

November 19, 2013

Q&A with Karma Chavez, author of Queer Migration Politics

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Karma R. Chávez is an assistant professor of Communication Arts and Chican@ and Latin@ Studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is the cofounder of the Queer Migration Research Network and the author of the UIP title Queer Migration Politics: Activist … Continue reading →