"Queer Anthropology: LGBTQ+ Perspectives on Culture, Kinship, and Belonging" is a groundbreaking exploration of the intersection between queer identities and anthropological study, covering a wide range of topics including cultural constructs of gender and sexuality, kinship and family dynamics, representation in media and performance art, political activism, health disparities, queer spaces, and envisioning queer futurities. This comprehensive and thought-provoking work sheds new light on LGBTQ+ experiences and challenges readers to reimagine anthropology through a diverse and inclusive lens.
"Queer Anthropology: LGBTQ+ Perspectives on Culture, Kinship, and Belonging" is a groundbreaking exploration of the intersection between queer identities and anthropological study, covering a wide range of topics including cultural constructs of gender and sexuality, kinship and family dynamics, representation in media and performance art, political activism, health disparities, queer spaces, and envisioning queer futurities. This comprehensive and thought-provoking work sheds new light on LGBTQ+ experiences and challenges readers to reimagine anthropology through a diverse and inclusive lens.
Megan Dennis is an American author and scholar, known for her books and research on LGBTQ+ issues, health, and social justice. She was born on April 9, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan, where she grew up. She has a Ph.D. in human genetics from the University of Oxford, where she was part of the NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program. She is currently an associate professor of biochemistry and molecular medicine at UC Davis, where she studies the function of human genes and complex genomic variation.Dennis has published several books on topics related to LGBTQ+ identity, culture, and rights, such as Transformed: A Comprehensive Guide To Modern Gender-Affirming Surgeries, Intersex Diversity, Lavender Linguistics: A Lexicon of Queer Terminology, and Do Me At The Prompt: A Teen's Guide to Healthy and Age-Appropriate Sexual ChatGPT Prompts. She has also written books on queer perspectives in various disciplines, such as criminology, migration studies, anthropology, and transgender studies, some of which are not yet released. Her latest book, Colonial Legacies in Public Health: Addressing Health Disparities and Inequities, explores the impact of colonialism on the health outcomes and access of marginalized communities.Dennis is widely recognized as a leading expert and advocate for LGBTQ+ issues, especially in the fields of genetics and medicine. She has received numerous awards and honors, such as the NIH Director's Innovator Award, the Sloan Research Fellowship in Neuroscience, and the Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Nonfiction. She is also dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion in higher education and science, and mentors students from underrepresented backgrounds. She is active on social media, where she shares her insights and opinions on various topics, as well as her personal experiences as a transgender woman. Dennis is currently working on her next book, which she says will be a memoir of her life and career.She lives in San Francisco, California, with her dogs Wendy and Carlos.
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