By Emilia R. Marcyk
Scholarship and academic news that addresses LGBTQ identities and concerns, of interest to librarians and information professionals
Publications
- Jimenez, Laura M. “Representations in Award-Winning LGBTQ Young Adult Literature from 2000-2013.” Journal of Lesbian Studies 19.4 (2015): 496-422.August’s issue of the Journal of Lesbian Studies is dedicated to lesbians in children’s and YA literature. Of particular interest is Jimenez’s article on representations of lesbian and bisexual protagonists in award-winning YA fiction, in which she argues the genre is still dominated by White, gay, male characters.
- Moe, Jeffry L. and Nerketta M. Sparkman. “Assessing Service Providers at LGBTQ-Affirming Community Agencies on Their Perceptions of Training Needs and Barriers to Service.” Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services 27.3 (2015): 350-370.Moe and Sparkman found a positive correlation between health and social service provider’s feelings of competence helping LGBTQ populations and training received at work:
“As providers at health care and social service agencies across the United States seek to develop competence with LGBTQ populations, the findings from the present study support the potential utility of workshops and continuing education in fostering this important competency need.”
- Yoder, Jeremy B. and Allison Mattheis. “Queer in STEM: Workplace Experiences Reported in a National Survey of LGBTQA Individuals in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Careers.” Journal of Homosexuality (2015).Yoder and Mattheis’ survey, also reported in a news article from Nature, found that researchers in STEM fields are out at work in greater numbers than the general U.S. workforce.
Call for Papers
- Trans* Studies Quarterly is looking for papers for a special issue on Trans- political economy. From the TSQ website:”Trans* embodiment, subjectivities, networks, advocacy and resistance are mediated by global capitalism and neoliberal regimes of accumulation on national, state and local levels. This issue invites trans scholarship that engages with political economy as an assemblage of dynamic processes that frame but do not completely determine the material lives of non-normatively sexed and/or gendered individuals and communities.”
Full length submissions are due by January 1, 2016. The complete call for papers and editor contact information is on the TSQ website. <https://lgbt.arizona.edu/content/tsq-41>
Call for Conference Proposals
- The Popular Culture Association and the American Culture Association are looking for queer studies proposals for their joint conference next March. From PCA/ACA website:”We are considering proposals for sessions organized around a theme, special panels, and/or individual papers. Sessions are scheduled in 1½ hour slots, typically with four papers or speakers per standard session. Presentations should not exceed 15 minutes. As always, proposals addressing any topic at the intersection of culture and queerness are welcome.
“This year, we are especially eager to receive proposals concerning cultural implications of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on marriage equality, LGBTQ families, and queer teens.”
Submissions are due by October 1, 2015. The complete call for proposals and conference information is on the PCA/ACA conference website. <http://pcaaca.org/gay-lesbian-and-queer-studies/>