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ACADEMIC: "Cultural Contexts of Identity"—Panel of Presentations Three graduate students will present their academic papers for discussion. "Sacrilege and Politics" will explore the possibilities for rethinking queer politics in light of theoretical discussions of transgression and sacrilege. In this presentation, Elizabeth Currans will argue that heteronormative values are held up by mainstream society as sacred and that discussions of sacrilege can be useful in thinking about queer activism. "Performative Actions in Rave Culture" looks at the Baltimore/DC rave scene in relationship to recent queer theoretical work on performance and nationality. By looking at specific performance spaces and performative actions in rave culture, Blythe Creamer suggests that rave spaces are potentially queer spaces. Stephanie Rogerson: TBA Presenters: Elizabeth Currans is a PhD student in the department of Religious Studies at UCSB. Her research interests include feminist theory, queer theory, women’s spiritual narratives, carnival, and Afro-Caribbean religions. Blythe Creamer is an English PhD student and composition instructor at UCD. She studies 20th century American literature and film; her major research interests include queer theory, feminist theory, and critical whiteness studies. Stephanie Rogerson: Room: Arts Bldg. 1241
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