Speaker Series Focus on Sexuality

CSUF Kicks Off “Thinking Queer” Lectures Sept. 14

What: Richard A. Lippa, Cal State Fullerton psychology professor, will kick off the university’s “Thinking Queer” lecture series Sept. 14 with a discussion on “Looking at and Longing for Male and Female ‘Swimsuit Models’: Studies in the Category Specificity of Sexual Attraction.”

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Other lectures in the series this fall will focus on Chicano masculinity and marriage equality.

When: Wednesday, Sept. 14
5:30 p.m.

Where: Mihaylo Hall Room 1406
Cal State Fullerton, 800 N. State College Blvd., 92831

Parking: $2 per hour or $8 for a daily permit
Details available online: http://parking.fullerton.edu/visitors

Sponsors: Cal State Fullerton's Psychology Department, Women and Gender Studies Program, and Women and Gender Studies Student Association

More Information:
To read one of Lippa's recent journal articles on the swimsuit model topic, visit the “Thinking Queer” series website at http://hss.fullerton.edu/womens/speaker_series.htm. Additional information about the series is available from Sharon Howard at 657-278-3888.

Upcoming:
Oct. 12, 5:30 p.m. — “Pochos, Jotos, Sissies: A Cultural Genealogy of Queer Chicano Masculinity” presented by Melissa Hidalgo, Pitzer College professor of English
Mihaylo Hall Room 1406

Nov. 8, 5:30 p.m. — “Marriage Equality, Politics and the Courts” with M. Katherine Darmer, Chapman University professor of law
McCarthy Hall Room 264

More lectures are being scheduled for spring.

Media Contact: Mimi Ko Cruz, Public Affairs, 657-278-7586 or mkocruz@fullerton.edu

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