Susan Stryker
Susan O'Neal Stryker (born 1961) is an American professor and activist. She is a lesbian transgender woman.[3] Her first book, Gay by the Bay: A History of Queer Culture in the San Francisco Bay Area, was published in 1996 by Chronicle Books. Stryker wrote the book with Jim Van Buskirk. It was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award.
Susan Stryker | |
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 At Trans March San Francisco, June 2017 | |
| Born | 1961 |
| Occupation | Professor, author, filmmaker |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | United States |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Education | Ph.D., United States History B.A., Letters |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley University of Oklahoma |
| Subject | Gender studies LGBT culture LGBT rights in the United States Women's studies |
| Notable works | The Transgender Studies Reader (2006) |
| Notable awards | |
| Website | |
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She edited the 2003 essay collection The Transgender Studies Reader. In 2005 Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton's Cafeteria was released. Stryker got an Emmy Award for it.[4] In 2008 Seal Press published Stryker's book Transgender History. She wrote the 2013 documentary Masculinity/Femininity. The Association for Queer Anthropology gave Stryker the 2013 Ruth Benedict Prize.[5]
References
- "Northwest News: Cal Anderson Memorial Lecture at the Evergreen State College". Seattle Gay News. Volume 37 Issue 06. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - Szymanski, Zak (September 14, 2006). "Friends set up defense fund for author". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ""My Words to Victor Frankenstein..." by Susan Stryker". Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
- "Susan Stryker Ph.D. - The Department of Gender & Women's Studies". gws.arizona.edu. Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
- http://www.taylorandfrancis.com/articles/ruth_benedict_prize_awarded_to_susan_stryker_and_aren_aizura/%5B%5D
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