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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies Department *Academic Degrees & Institutions Granting each Degree* |
Prof. Brownsey has been teaching at CCSF since August 1999. Went into 'permanent Part-Time' position, August 2000, until...?
"Instructional--Educational Philosophy & Goals*
It has always been my experience that students learn more from each other than from their instructor. Therefore, I believe, It is my role, as instructor, to guide, challenge and help each student find their 'voice.' All of us learn 80% visually, only 11% aurally (hearing). So: mini-lectures and 'tasks"--in-class directed assignments, working with each other in groups, etc. More fun that way.
**For Film classes** "For every student who enters the room, that many versions of the film will leave..." (--mb). Each of us will 'see' or 'read' the film slightly or enormously differently. Hence, the 40-45 versions 'leaving' the class.
My job is to destroy how my students 'read' Hollywood mainstream films: forever. This does not mean they can not 'enjoy' these films. It does mean, that if a racist, hetero-sexist/queer-phobic, classist, or any other damaging depiction of a marginalized group, doesn't bother 'you,' *at least a little bit*: I haven't done my job.
Oh, and, if 'we' can't get a in few good laughs--we're not paying attention..! <;-0
*Non-Instructional Activities*
Writer, film/video-maker, former stand-up comic, solo mulit-media performance artist..and anything else that pays cash money (in the arts, that is...).
Paying rent.
**Books published--ETC.**
"Is It a Date or Just Coffee?" A Gay Girl's Guide to Dating, Sex & Romance, Alyson Publications, (c) 2002. (Books two & three in progress.)
Columnist, weekly Q & A, for msn.com (one year)
Columnist--essayist--for match.com (3.5 yrs)
Instructor, Harvey Milk Institute (as long as it existed: 4-5 years?)
*Hobbies*
Sleep.
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Biography is unavailable at this time.
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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies Department B.A. Asian American History, University of California, Berkeley |
Dr. Ordona has been teaching at CCSF since 2001.
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Chair, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies Department Post-Doctoral Fellowship - Stanford University |
Prof. Thomas has been teaching at CCSF since 2005. Previous to that, she has taught at Stanford University, Lexington Community College, and The University of Colorado, Boulder.
Fall 2010 ONLINE COURSE INFORMATION:
INSTRUCTOR CONTACT INFO FOR STUDENTS: athomas@ccsf.edu
1) For both GLST 5 and GLST 15 Class opens on August 16th.
2) The URL for the course will be insight.ccsf.edu
GLST 5: Introduction to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies is completely online. There are no on campus required or optional meetings - no on campus orientation or exams.
GLST 15 - Pre-Stonewall Queer Writers, Lives, and Cultures is completely online. There are no on campus required or optional meetings - no on campus orientation or exams. HOWEVER, there are 3-4 films you will need to see in the semester. I recommend Netflix, the public library, or your favorite eclectic video store. The important thing is to look at the syllabus the first week and see the films earlier than the weeks they are due. If you are an international student, please let me know and we will figure something out for the films.
Book for GLST 5: FINDING OUT
Books for GLST 15: 1) HIDDEN FROM HISTORY eds. Duberman, Vicinus, and Chauncey 2) Wilde's DE PROFUNDIS 3) Hall's THE WELL OF LONELINESS 4) Mishima's CONFESSIONS OF A MASK 5) Baldwin's GIOVANNI'S ROOM 6) Bannon's BEEBO BRINKER - please be aware that HIDDEN FROM HISTORY IS TECHNICALLY OUT OF PRINT - IT IS AVAILABLE AT VARIOUS ONLINE BOOKSELLERS. IT WILL ALSO BE ON RESERVE AT ROSENBERG LIBRARY AT CCSF'S OCEAN CAMPUS.
Books will be available at the CCSF bookstore. For those of you not in the area, you will find all of the books online at various booksellers like Powell's Books and Amazon Books. Most of these books will also be available at your public library. You may also find Wilde's De Profundis online.
PUBLICATIONS:
Queer Monstrosities: Sexuality, Race, and Class in Victorian Gothic Horror. Forthcoming from University of Wales Press, 2011.
• "Lesbian Issues in a Global Context." Forum on Public Policy in Conjunction with Oxford University Press, 2009.
• “Monstrous Nothingness and Queer Echoes in E.M. Forster’s A Passage to India.” Queering the Gothic, Manchester UP, 2009.
• Writing for Real: A Handbook for Writers in Community Service (co-authored with Carolyn Ross). New York: Addison, Wesley, and Longman, 2003.
• "Thieves at the Dinner Table: Queer, Racial, and National Amalgamations in Wilkie Collins's The Moonstone." Fictions of Unease: The Gothic From Otranto to the X-Files. Ed. William Hughes. Bath: Sulis Press, 2002.
• "Gay and Lesbian Culture in London"; "Lesbian Detectives"; "Queer Sexuality and Empire" (co-authored with Leslie Minot). The Reader's Guide to Gay and Lesbian Studies. Timothy Murphy, editor. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999.
• Biographies of Cheryl Clarke and Pat Parker. The Oxford Companion to Women's Writing in the United States. Cathy N. Davidson and Linda Wagner-Martin, editors. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995.
1) Queer Monstrosities: Sexuality, Race and Class in Victorian Gothic Horror. Forthcoming from Universtiy of Wales Press, 2011.
2) Writing For Real: A Handbook for Writers in Community Service (co-authored). New York: Addison, Wesley, and Longman, 2003.
International Gothic Association
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