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Eastern Orthodox Studies Unit, Gay Men and Religion Unit, and Queer Studies in Religion Unit
Call for Proposals
Queer Studies, LGBTQI+ Lives, and Orthodox Christianity
Orthodox-majority contexts, communities, and leaders often cause terrible harm to LGBTQ+ persons through homophobic violence, discourse, and policy. Sexual diversity is perhaps the most polarizing issue facing the modern Orthodox world—from the ecclesial discourse surrounding Pride parades and the conflict in Ukraine, to the Orthodox Church in America’s statement against discussing sexuality—and its real-life effects cannot be understated. Yet, international initiatives over the past decade as well as recent publications (Orthodox Tradition and Human Sexuality (Fordham, 2022) and Gender Essentialism and Orthodoxy: Beyond Male and Female (Fordham, 2023)) have argued Orthodox tradition has resources within it to address issues of gender and sexuality with greater openness and theological consistency. This session will ask: what would a queering of Orthodoxy and an Orthodox engagement with Queer Studies look like? We welcome paper and pre-arranged panel proposals that accurately elucidate or constructively address any aspect of LGBTQ+ identity and Orthodox Christianity and its related topics (asceticism, celibacy, eunuchs, same-sex marriage, sexual ethics, queer theology, bodily agency, etc.) from any discipline (sociology, anthropology, history, theology, etc.).
Sponsors
Chairs
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Elyse Ambrose, University of California, Riverside1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Brandy Daniels, University of Portland1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Philip Dorroll, Wofford College1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Richard McCarty, Mercyhurst University1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Michael Pettinger, New York University1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Ashley Purpura, Purdue University1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
Steering Committee Members
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Daniela C. Augustine, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Benae Beamon, Bucknell University1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Brian Blackmore, Temple University1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Brian A. Butcher, McGill University1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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S.J. Crasnow, Rockhurst University1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Lynne Gerber, Independent Scholar1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Shonda Nicole Gladden, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Paul Ladouceur, University of Toronto1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Sarah Livick-Moses, Boston College1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Kori Pacyniak, University of California, Riverside1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Sarah Riccardi-Swartz, Northeastern University1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Vera Shevzov, Smith College1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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William Stell, Princeton University1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Yannik Thiem, Columbia University1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Erin Walsh, University of Chicago1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Heather White, University of Puget Sound1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028
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Thelathia Young, Haverford College1/1/2023 - 12/31/2028