My students and I did a reading of Elisabet Velasquez’s poem “Elephant.” We took a few creative liberties in the process. The poem addresses gender, harassment, and resistance, among other issues. The video follows. Please watch, like, and share! Thanks!… Read More ›
Another semester has concluded! The class picture tradition continues! This semester I taught Introduction to Women’s Studies; Comparative Creation Myths; Introduction to GLBT/Queer Studies (two sections); and Sexuality and Queer Theory! Dr. Andrew Joseph Pegoda
I present to you the third video project with my students. 28 volunteers from my classes this semester made contributions to this group poem about trying to live, thrive, and survive in our present-day world of 2019. Hope you enjoy!… Read More ›
The group reading of “I Want A Dyke For President” went so well, everyone wanted to do another one. For this one, everyone who wanted to participate came up with their own answers to “you need feminism because.” We have… Read More ›
A dream a number of my students and I have had for several years has finally come true! This weekend I had a bunch of volunteers from my classes, and we–collectively–did a class reading of Zoe Leonard’s classic poem “I Want… Read More ›
Had such a wonderful semester, one full of great conversations and learning! Taught six classes: Introduction to Queer Studies (three sections); Introduction to Women’s Studies; Religions and the United States; and First Year Writing I–Identity, Meaning, & Film. And the… Read More ›
Especially when Republicans of 2018 are advocating genocide. Since Barack Obama’s election to Office of the President of the United States in November 2008, Tea-Party-ideologies have emerged and taken increasingly tight control of the Republican Party and its affiliates. Republicans… Read More ›
