Traversing el Río: Performing The/My (In)visible Mestizaje Body
The following is posted on the PostColonial Networks site as their “launch” post. If you are interested in this style of academic writing, contact the editors! They are currently looking for additional posts! A borderland is a vague and undetermined place created by the emotional residue of an unnatural boundary. It is in a constant [...]
Connecting the dots
It is late in the afternoon on a sunny Denver day. I woke to rain and cloudy skies. There was even a fall chill in the air. As the day dawned, the rain clouds lifted and the sun began to shine. Now, as I sit and type in my living room, the sun is brightly [...]
Human Rights Campaign day 5: ending the week and opening ourselves to the world as public intellectuals
30 July 2010. While every other year (on this particular day) this is the day that I celebrate my birthday with my friends. Today was less about me and my 34th birthday. Today was about recognizing a way to be a part of the queer collective, nurture necessary relationships, consider the difficulty of the struggle [...]
Human Rights Campaign day 4: difference, difficulty, and disruption
I am reflecting on day 4 of the HRC Summer Institute. Yet, I am reflecting on this day after having some time to decompress, relax, and breathe. And by “having some time,” I mean several days. I don’t know that I would’ve been able to write Thursday evening, and it turns out, I was not [...]
Human Rights Campaign day 3: good gays, radical queers, and the politics of marriage equality
It is the end of day 3 here at the HRC Summer Institute for LGBTQ Scholars in Religious and Theological study. Today was a very insightful day, perhaps even inspiring. The day began with great conversation over breakfast which then moved into our large group session. We processed the evening with Janet Jakobsen and Kathleen [...]
Human Rights Campaign day 2: gender, pronouns, scholarship, conversations, life
Day 2 felt incredibly long! Yet, it was incredibly amazing! Meeting new people, new scholars, and finding ways to be connected despite our differences. Challenging, but very heartwarming! We had breakfast together, talked about the Emilie Townes lecture, and then went into our large group to discuss the Townes lecture further. We then transitioned into [...]
Human Rights Campaign, day 1: kairos moment & the queer collective
It is my 1st full day here at the Human Rights Campaign LGBTQ Summer Institute for Theological and Religious Study. There perhaps have been many kairos moments here today. I am very much enjoying meeting everyone and getting to know the scholarship that we are pursuing. The faculty mentors are amazing, in my opinion, and [...]
I am Ze
Writing from Vanderbilt Univeristy Divinity school… Are you ready for this one? I want to talk about gender. No, I don’t want to talk about the theological constructions of gender, the body as constructed in late antiquity, the modern notion of gender, or the social construction of gender. I want to talk about how I [...]
Never a dull moment neither in Denver, Chicago, nor in Nashville
It is true–there is never a dull moment in my life. I am blogging from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. I have just arrived here, and have made it to my room. It is nice and cozy. The Scarritt-Bennett Center is a former missionary training center. It is now a non-profit independent center committed to issues of [...]
Bound for Nashville, TN: HRC Summer Institute for LGBT(Q) Studies
I am boarding a plane headed for Nashville. I will make a quick stop in Chicago where a good friend is meeting me at O’hare. I am extremely excited to see my friend, and I am also excited about the HRC Summer Institute! The Summer Institute will be held at Vanderbilt University. There are several [...]
