Unsafe Words: Queering Consent in the #MeToo Era
When:
Thursday, October 12, 2023
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT
Where: 625 N Michigan Ave, Stonewall Conference Room, Chicago, IL 60611 Chicago map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Cost: This event is free, but registration is required.
Contact:
Andrew Principe
Group: Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing (ISGMH)
Category: Academic
Description:
ISGMH is delighted to invite you to the October installment of our Current Issues in LGBTQ Health lecture series, featuring Shantel Gabrieal Buggs and Trevor Hoppe, authors of "Unsafe Words: Queering Consent in the #MeToo Era," moderated by ISGMH faculty Steven Thrasher.
Date: Thursday, October 12 2023
Time: 12:00 - 1:00pm Central Time
Location: 625 N. Michigan Avenue
Suite 1400, Stonewall Conference Room
Chicago, IL 60611
This will be a hybrid event. Attendees may join virtually or in person. Lunch will be provided for in-person guests who register by Monday, October 9th.
About the Speakers:
Shantel Gabrieal Buggs is an assistant professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Florida State University. Her research focuses on race and racism, intimacy, and digital life. She is a co-editor and author of Unsafe Words: Queering Consent in the #MeToo Era.
Trevor Hoppe is associate professor of sociology at UNC Greensboro. He is the author of "Punishing Disease: HIV and the Criminalization of Sickness," which won several awards including the Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Studies. He is also the co-editor of "The War on Sex" and "Unsafe Words: Queering Consent in the #MeToo Era."