Jack Halberstam
Jack Halberstam , also formerly Judith Halberstam or J. Jack Halberstam , (born December 15, 1961 ) is an American English graduate and professor at the University of Southern California . He is considered one of the most prominent theorists in North America in the field of gender and queer studies .
Life
Halberstam graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a BA in English in 1985 . The Master he received in English Literature in 1989 at the University of Minnesota , where he in 1991 received his doctorate ( Ph.D. ).
After completing his studies, Halberstam was employed as a professor for literature at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) until 2003 , and in 2004 he moved to the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles , where he became a professor for American Studies and Ethnicity and Gender Studies holds. He has written several books and articles on gender and queer theory topics.
His research interests include cultural studies , queer theory , visual studies (Visual Culture), showers literature (Gothic Literature) and horror movie , pop culture , film and video , Feminist Theory and Gender Studies.
Halberstam became known with his publication Female Masculinity , a study that deals for the first time with the subject of " masculinity in women " in book length. Here he examines their flowing gender diversity, from the lesbian butch / femme roles to transgender "dykes" and dragkings and thus offers an independent alternative to the masculinity of men .
Works (selection)
- Gaga Feminism: Sex, Gender, and the End of Normal. Beacon Press, 2012, ISBN 978-0-8070-1098-3 .
- The Queer Art of Failure. Duke University Press, Durham 2011, ISBN 978-0-8223-5045-3 .
- In a Queer Time and Place: Transgender Bodies, Subcultural Lives. New York University Press, New York 2005, ISBN 0-8147-3584-3 .
- with David Eng and José Esteban Muñoz: What's Queer about Queer Studies Now. Duke University Press, Durham 2005, ISBN 0-8223-6621-5 .
- with Del LaGrace Volcano : The Drag King Book. Serpent's Tale, London 1999, ISBN 1-85242-607-1 .
- Female masculinity. Duke University Press, Durham 1998, ISBN 0-8223-2226-9 .
- with Ira Livingston : Posthuman Bodies. Indiana University Press, Bloomington 1995, ISBN 0-253-32894-2 .
- Skin Shows: Gothic Horror and the Technology of Monsters. Duke University Press, Durham 1995, ISBN 0-8223-1651-X .
literature
- Robin Griffiths: Halberstam, Judith. In: David A. Gerstner (Ed.): Routledge International Encyclopedia of Queer Culture. Routledge, London / New York 2011, ISBN 978-0-415-56966-8 , p. 258.
- Mathias Danbolt: The Eccentric Archive - An Interview with Judith Halberstam. In: Trikster - Nordic Queer Journal . No. 1, 2008. (English)
Web links
- Jack Halberstam's website
- Jack Halberstam on the University of Southern California website
- Judith Halberstam , biographical entry at egs.edu
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Robin Griffiths: Halberstam, Judith. In: David A. Gerstner (Ed.): Routledge International Encyclopedia of Queer Culture. Routledge, London / New York 2011, ISBN 978-0-415-56966-8 , p. 258.
- ↑ dornsife.usc.edu: Judith Marion Halberstam. Education. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
- ↑ jackhalberstam.com: Curriculum Vitae. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Halberstam, Jack |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Halberstam, Judith; Halberstam, J. Jack |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American English scholar, university professor and theorist in the field of queer studies |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 15, 1961 |