GSS Resources

The list below contains serveral articles and books written by, or in conjunction with, University of Miami Gender and Sexuality Studies affiliated faculty.

• Care Work and Class: Domestic Workers' Struggle for Equal Rights in Latin America

  Merike Blofield: Care Work and Class: Domestic Workers' Struggle for Equal Rights in Latin America (Pennsylvania State University Press. 2012).

• Fable of the Pack-Saddle Child

  Mia Leonin: Fable of the Pack-Saddle Child (BkMk Press. 2018)

• Gender Quotas and Democratic Participation: Recruiting Candidates for Elective Office in Germany

  Louise K. Davidson-Schmich: Gender Quotas and Democratic Participation: Recruiting Candidates for Elective Office in Germany (Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press. 2016)

• Gender, Textile Work, and Tunisian Women's Liberation: Deviating Patterns

  Claire T. Oueslati-Porter: Gender, Textile Work, and Tunisian Women's Liberation: Deviating Patterns (Pelgrave. 2019).

• Ideology and Inquisition: The World of Censors in Early Mexico

  Martin Nesvig: Ideology and Inquisition: The World of Censors in Early Mexico (Yale University Press. 2009).

• ""Milton's Tenure of Kings and Magistrates and Eikonoklastes: Illegitimate Monarchy and Legally-Sanctioned King-Killing"" Law, Culture, and the Humanities

  Elizabeth Oldman: ""Milton's Tenure of Kings and Magistrates and Eikonoklastes: Illegitimate Monarchy and Legally-Sanctioned King-Killing"" Law, Culture, and the Humanities (2012).

• Perversions on Parade: Brazilian Literature of Transgression and Postmodern Anti-Aesthetics in Glauco Mattoso

  Steven F. Butterman: Perversions on Parade: Brazilian Literature of Transgression and Postmodern Anti-Aesthetics in Glauco Mattoso (San Diego: San Diego State University Press. 2005).

• Queer Transitions in Contemporary Spanish Culture: From Franco to la Movida

  Gema Pilar Perez Sanchez: Queer Transitions in Contemporary Spanish Culture: From Franco to la Movida (SUNY Press for the SUNY series in Latin American and Iberian Thought and Culture. 2007).

• Samuel Richardson's Fictions of Gender

  Tassie Gwilliam: Samuel Richardson's Fictions of Gender (Stanford. 1993).

• Sociology of Mental Health: Selected Topics from Forty Years 1970s-2010s

  Robert J. Johnson (editor): Sociology of Mental Health: Selected Topics from Forty Years 1970s-2010s (Springer Press. 2014).

• South Africa and the Dream of Love to Come: Queer Sexuality and the Struggle for Freedom

  Brenna Munro: South Africa and the Dream of Love to Come: Queer Sexuality and the Struggle for Freedom (University of Minnesota Press. 2013).

• The Bioarchaeology of Social-Sexual Lives: Queering Common Sense About Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

  Pamela L. Geller: The Bioarchaeology of Social-Sexual Lives: Queering Common Sense About Sex, Gender, and Sexuality (Springer Press. 2017)

• The Scholar & Feminist Online Introduction: Thinking Queer Activism Transnationally

  Gema Pilar Perez Sanchez with Brenna Munro: The Scholar & Feminist Online Introduction: Thinking Queer Activism Transnationally. 14.2 (2017).

• Whosoever Doubts My Power: Conjuring Feminism in the Interwar Black Diaspora

  Marina Magloire: Whosoever Doubts My Power: Conjuring Feminism in the Interwar Black Diaspora (Book manuscript in progress).

• Women, the Law, and the Workplace

  Sybil Lipschultz: Women, the Law, and the Workplace (Routledge. 2003)

• SpectrUM

  SpectrUM is the University of Miami's undergratuade lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and ally organization. Its purpose is to foster pride through education, awareness, advocacy, social events and to support all members of the LGBTQ community and their allies. 

  Email: spectrum.studorg@miami.edu

  Facebook: www.facebook.com/MiamiSpectrUM

  Website: http://clubs.miami.edu/org/spectrum/home

• GradOUT

  GradOUT creates an inclusive space for graduate students on campus, providing educational and social opportunities for LGBTQ+ graduate students and allies. GradOUT also advocates for the concerns and needs of LBGTQ+ graduate students as they arise.

  Email: gradout@maimi.edu

  Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/prismatum

• MedicOUT

  MedicOUT aims to create a more supportive environment for LGBTQ individuals on the medical campus and in the medical community, raise awareness of LGBTQ health issues, advocate for the rights of LGBTQ patients, and work with the administration to change the curriculum so that it accurately reflects the health needs of the LGBTQ population. MedicOUT welcomes and encourages involvement from allies.

  Email: MedicOUT@gmail.com

  Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/224249724363905

• oSTEM

  oSTEM stands for "Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics." It is a national society dedicated to educating and fostering leadership for LGBTQ communities in the STEM fields. The University of Miami is home to its own oSTEM chapter.

  Email: miami@chapters@.ostem.org

  Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/542628952553694

• OUTLaw

  OUTLaw seeks to advance the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community at the University of Miami School of Law and to educate the law school community. OUTLaw sponsors social, educational, politcal, and cultural events throughout the academic year.

  Email: umoutlaw@gmail.com

  Facebook: www.facebook.com/OUTLawUM

• IBIS Ally Network

  IBIS = I Believe In Solidarity

  The University of Miami's IBIS Ally Network raises awareness, knowledge, and sensitivity of issues affecting the LGBTQIA+ community on our campuses. IBIS Allies are faculty and staff who are trained to be an integral part of the network dedicated to supporting our LGBTQIA+ community, regardless of their own sexual orientation or gender identity.

  To learn more about the IBIS Ally Network please visit the IBIS Ally Student Resources webpage.

• Kristi House

  Kristi House is dedicated to eradicating child abuse and child sex trafficking - working nationally on solutions, and locally to heal child-victims. Kristi House operates the only Child Advocacy Center (CAC) in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

• Lotus House

  Lotus House is an organization dedicated to improving the lives of homeless women, youth, and children. We provide sanctuary, support, education, tools and resources that empower them to heal, learn, grow, and blossom into who they are truly meant to be. 

  Click here to learn how you can volunteer with Lotus House.

• Women's & LGBTQ Community Organizations

  Volunteering can be a painless way to give back to the community, especially if you do it with your family or a group of friends. There are many excellent resources to help you find the best charity match for you. Our favorites include:

  • Jumo
  • VolunteerMatch
  • Idealist
  • Catalista - Mobile Phone App

  Use the search terms "women's," "LGBT," and "gay" when browsing the websites mentioned above.

   

• Sparked

  Sparked is a great way to volunteer online in your spare time by helping nonprofits meet challenges that they face, based on your interests and skills. This could mean everything from basic graphic design to research to copywriting.

   

• Create A Blog or Tumblr

  Turn what you’ve learned about Gender and Sexuality issues into public projects. It helps coalesce what you’ve learned and brings public attention to important issues in these areas. 

• Organize A Community Event

  Think about what type of project you, or we (as a program), might do to bring the lessons we learn about gender and sexuality issues out of the classroom and into the community.

• Write To Your Senators and Your Local and State Representatives

  Find your senator: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

  You may call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121. A switchboard operator will connect you directly with the Senate office you request. Speak out for women's and LGBTQ rights.