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John D'Emilio
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. The 2009-2010 Institute Fellow Public Lectures: Since the 1970s U.S. historians have produced a rich literature on the history of homosexuality, emphasizing themes of oppression, resistance, and community. Can an exploration of Chicago's past allow us to rethink some of the key assumptions in the field? John D’Emilio is Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies and History at the University of Illinois at Chicago. His numerous publications include Sexual Politics, Sexual Communities: The Making of a Homosexual Minority in the United States, 1940-1970 (University of Chicago Press, 1993, nominee for Pulitzer Prize in U.S. History 1983); Intimate Matters: A History of Sexuality in America (University of Chicago Press, 1997); The World Turned: Essays on Gay History, Politics, and Culture (Duke University Press, 2002); and Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin (The Free Press, 2003; National Book Award Finalist 2003). His research has been supported by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the American Philosophical Society, among many others. *** View lecture video *** |
