Dr. Valerie D Lehr
St. Lawrence University
Submitted by vlehr on Tue, 08/12/2008 - 10:57.
Professor of Government and Gender Studies, Vice President of the University and Dean of Acadmic Affairs
Courses I teach regularly:
Gender and Society, Gender and Feminist Theory, Sexual Politics, Government research seminars on youth and politics or gender and sexuality and politics.
My research interests:
Feminist Theory and the family, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Politics, Youth (particularly LGBT Youth) and Rights
Sample student projects I have supervised:
The Impact of Welfare Reform in St. Lawrence County
Feminist Legal Theory
Addressing the Trafficking of Women in Nepal and India
Examples of presentations, exhibitions, performances and published work:
Queer Family Values, Temple University Press, 1999.
"Relationship Rights for a Queer Society," in Child, Family, and State, edited by Stephen Macedo and Iris Marion Young, NOMOS XLIV, New York University Press, 2003.
"The Importance of Sexual Agency: Rethinking Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Theories for the Twenty-First Century," Sexuality and Culture , special edition, edited by Danilee Egan and Gail Hawkes, forthcoming, 2008.
Ways I offer service to my discipline and/or the University:
Associate Dean of the First-Year (1996-2000)
American Political Science Association Committee on the Status of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgendered in the Profession (2006-2008)