The first essay, “Sex work and Criminalization,” is a revised and updated version of Lerum’s essay by the same name appearing in the 2016 The Sage Encyclopedia of LGBTQ+ Studies. The essay defines sex work within the context of sexual regulation and criminalization, examines LGBTQ+ participation in sex work, and discusses how contemporary LGBTQ+ sex worker activists are both partnering with human rights and global health experts and finding connections with movements for anti-racist and anti-carceral social transformation.

The second essay, “Trafficking in the Sex Trades,” summarizes the politics of defining human trafficking, discusses the connection between invalid and unreliable definitions with carceral anti-trafficking policies, and highlights how LGBTQIA+ individuals may be impacted by these carceral approaches.

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Atkinson worked with Dr. Sarah Jaquette Ray to co-edit this new field guide for teaching on climate injustice and building resilience in an age of crisis. The book, which is coming out with University of California Press in spring 2024, is a resource for any college classroom addressing climate issues. It fills a lacuna in most climate change education by centering two themes that are often ignored or sidelined: emotions and justice. Advance reviews of the book are now available through .

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The panelists discussed their forthcoming books/books-in-progress about feminist activism in response to State based and interpersonal violence against women. Additionally, Shayne participated in a round table discussion titled “Education and Pedagogy” where she presented a paper titled “Where are the Feminist High Impact Practices?” In it, Shayne discussed the High Impact Practices (HIPs) faculty fellowship she is presently co-facilitating and the irony of the absence of feminist theorists in the literature given that GWSS is the discipline of HIPs. She was seeking input for a paper that Jesi Egan, fellow feminist scholar and Director of Research and Creative Projects for Undergraduates, are presently in the early stages of developing.

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Dr. Shayne recently wrote a piece for about the class, reflecting on the role it played in helping the students process and ultimately write their rage brought on by the overturning of Roe V Wade. The piece is called “Teaching Students to Write Their Rage” and .

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IAS faculty member Ching-In Chen has been selected for the EMERGENYC virtual incubator for artist-activists, housed at BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange in collaboration with Abron Arts Center and facilitated by Nicolás Dumit Estévez & Marlène Ramírez-Cancio.

Participants in Analog Bodies and Virtual Activations are investigating genders, sexualities, class, race, politics, and spiritualities from the interstitial space between the analog and the digital that this pandemic moment has intensified. The focus is on developing incisive new work at the intersection of performance and politics, including writing, dance/movement, deep listening, visualization, somatic practices, and conversations. .

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IAS faculty member Ching-In Chen has won a from the Lambda Literary Foundation. The Judith A. Markowitz Award for Exceptional New LGBTQ Writers recognizes LGBTQ-identified writers whose work demonstrates their strong potential for promising careers. The award includes a cash prize of $1,500.

Submissions for the Markowitz Award showcased brilliant work from almost 100 writers, making it difficult for judges T Kira Madden and Taylor Johnson to choose only two winners. Chen was honored for their cross-genre work and commitment to communities of color and LGBTQIA* communities.

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Leah Curtis (she/they) transferred to 56łÔąĎÍř Bothell as a Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies (GWSS) major this academic year and she is already a published author! Curtis, a volunteer for the national organization wrote a piece for their blog series Stories of Pride. In it, Curtis speaks frankly to the predominantly young queer and trans kids who are likely viewing the page, seeking support. Leah tells them things she wishes she heard as a kid: “I want to show our beautiful young people that they are and should be loved, accepted, and celebrated exactly as they are.” You can read the short, powerful, and .

Leah’s piece was the result of being enrolled in IAS faculty member Julie Shayne’s new class The Power of Feminist Writing this spring 2022. In that class students were required to create Feminist Writing Portfolios. Shayne gave the students a series of genres to choose from, one of which was activist writing. She told students that if they were volunteering with social justice organizations, reach out and see if they would like them to write something. So, Leah did and much to her surprise the Trevor Project eagerly jumped on the offer. Another student in the class, Jesse Blaire was published as a result of the class. Jesse had a My Story published on the 56łÔąĎÍř Bothell homepage called “Fighting to be seen, fighting to be heard” which was inspired by their lived experience and the themes of the class.

The students in the class created fantastic work, inspired by the amazing guests that visited the class all quarter long. You can see some of the portfolios here, including GWSS students , , and .

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IAS faculty member Charlie Collins, along with IAS alumni Jeanne Macbeth, Allison R. Morgan, andTaylor M. Kenney, is co-author of a new article in the Journal of Community Psychology titled: “.”

Abstract

As White activists are growing the racial justice movement, their antiracism frequently disrupts the racial hierarchy, which features whiteness in a dominant role, especially in interpersonal relationships. We investigate how White antiracists disrupt whiteness in interpersonal relationships. We interviewed 16 White antiracists who had experienced significant relationship distance due to their antiracism. We conducted thematic analyses to understand the conflicts that emerged between antiracists and their White counterparts as activists challenged White racial dominance. Antiracists disrupted whiteness by exercising social power to punish racist offenders. In response, their White counterparts resisted these challenges by exerting their instruments of power to sanction antiracists. The conflict with White people led antiracists to build greater personal and social capacity for antiracist activism. This study illustrates how conflicts can emerge during social change efforts even at the microlevel as parties exercise power to contest or support the status quo.

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IAS alum Melissa Watkinson-Schutten (B.A. in Global Studies and Society, Ethics & Human Behavior; minor in Human Rights; M.A in Policy Studies) has published the article article, “Decolonizing Climate Adaptation by Reacquiring Fractionated Tribal Lands,” in the prestigious Oxford Handbook of Indigenous Sociology, based on research she began while in IAS.

From the artcile’s abstract:

Coastal tribes are experiencing loss ofland due to the cumulative effects of climate change. However, decolonizati Q the form of reacquiring tribal lands can be used as a tool for adapting to climate change impacts. Guided by an Indigenous worldview and in partnership with a coastal tribe in Washington State, spatial analyses and interviews were conducted to determine the effectiveness ofreacquiring fractionated land, such as through the Land Buy-Back (LBB) program, on tribes’ ability to adapt to climate impacts. Reacquiring and consolidating fractionated land through the LBB program can increase the adaptive capacity for tribes impacted by climate change. Additional programs and funding for land and consolidation should be made available to tribes as a tool for climate adaptation.

Watkinson-Schutten is currently Equity and Environmental Justice Manager at Puget Sound Partnership.

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