Duke University | Baldwin Scholars Program

 Hi! Here's a little bit of information about me, but feel free to email me if you have questions or want to know more. I love meeting new, interesting people- so don't be shy!

The Latest & Greatest: From June until December I will be studying abroad and doing independent research in Amsterdam on International Perspectives on Gender and Sexuality and Surimese/Dutch Queer Resistance to Identity Categories!!

My (Academic) Interests: Queer Theory, Gender Studies, Social Constructionism, Body Modification, Feminism, Human Sexuality, Sex Worker Rights, Sociology.

I am a Women's Studies Major and am also pursuing the Study of Sexualities Certificate.

Books I'm Reading: 

• Sexual Fluidity: Understanding Women's Love and Desire
• Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity
• Bodies of Subversion: A Secret History of Women and Tattoo

Courses Taken @ Duke: Modern Dance I; To Be a Problem (African-American Studies with a focus on Black Feminist Topics); Intermediate German I; Sexuality and Society (Sociology); Sex and the Citizen (Gender Studies); Society, Self and the Natural World (Baldwin Seminar); Study of Sexualities; Clinical Issues for the LGBT Community; Gender and Everyday Life; Outlaw Images (Current World Issues, Visual Culture, Journalism and Photography); Dating and Mating at Duke (House Course); Intro to Biological Anthropology; Gender, Sexuality and Politics in the Modern West; The Eyes of the Beholder (House Course on Beauty); Sex Work: Economies of Gender and Desire; Methods of Social Research (Sociology); Alternative Kinship, Friendship and Love; Black Male Feminism(s); Artificial Culture, Life, and Evolution (Comp Sci), Cultures of Gender and Sexuality.

Things to do Before I Die: Sky dive. Live in San Francisco. Have children. Go to Africa, and study gender/sexuality while there. Eat a million pomegranates. Be an artist. Compile a MASSIVE library about sexuality. Body Castings. Go to all the Pride Parades of the world!
 
Fears: Not being able to get pregnant and birth my own children. Bad health. Normalcy. Bugs with lots of legs. Religion.  Capitalism, materialism, and greed. Abstinence-only sex ed. War. Other people sleeping on my pillows. Regret. The institution of marriage.

What I'm Up to @ Duke:

My job @ the Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Life @ Duke -
Be a resource to anyone in need. Plan events, create flyers, raise awareness, and perform secretarial tasks. Help facilitate a welcoming environment and social network for LGBT students and allies at Duke.

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