This semester we are reading Secret Historian:  The Life and Times of Samuel Steward, Professor, Tattoo Artist, and Sexual Renegade, by Justin Spring. Read the book with us to prepare for a symposium inspired by Steward.  “Queer Places, Practices & Lives: A Symposium in Honor of Samuel Steward” will be held at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, May 18-19, 2012.  Whether or not you can join us for the symposium, join us for the book.  It’s a page-turner! Reading schedule is as follows:

 

3:30pm, Wed, Feb 15:  Chapters 1-7

3:30pm, Thurs, March 22:  Chapters 8-14

3:30pm, Wed, April 25:  Chapters 15-21

Meeting Place:  The UK Gaines Center for the Humanities, Commonwealth House, 226 East Maxwell Street.

 

This reading group is sponsored by the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies. Call 859-257-1388 with questions or concerns.