AARWR Queer Studies in Religion Caucus
We're so excited to announce our 2020 Queer View Selection
Queer View 2020 Has Been Canceled
We're so sorry to report this but the In-Person Conference Has Been Cancelled due to concerns related to the Coronavirus.
Queer View - More Than Just a Bar: Live Religion and History
Join Us for a screening of the recently released documentary San Diego Gar Bay History and a follow-up Q& A with
director Paul Detwiler moderated by Dr. Marie Cartier.
San Diego Gay Bar History documents the rise of the gay bar, the significance of the growing #LGBT communities in those spaces, and the people who flourished despite the prejudice and demeaning treatment. Narrated by AAR Western Region’s own Dr. Marie Cartier, the film focuses on the landscape of the growing LGBT community in San Diego with the rise of the Gay Bar scene and includes interviews with activists, participants, and local LGBT members. The film traces the development of the gay bar as a community institution in San Diego, from post-WWII to the present. Winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2018 FilmOut San Diego LGBT film festival. The film highlights the significance that Southern California played in being a vanguard in establishing a thriving LGBT community.
Attendees will have the chance to view never before seen archival footage of the gay bar scene in San Diego post-WWII to the present and take part in an interactive discussion on the important role gay bars played in the development of the modern LGBTQ movement.
To preview the film, click here - https://www.kpbs.org/news/2018/jun/12/san-diegos-gay-bar-history/
Check Out 2019 Queer View
If you missed the event, you can listen to it here:
Thank you, to everyone that came out to Queer View 2019 featuring an exclusive screening of the #LGBTQ film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. The event was followed by a live recording and breakdown of religious and queer themes by Pop! Culture Theologian John Erickson with special guest Dr. Marie Cartier, Co-Chair of Queer Studies in Religion for AAR/WR and Professor of Women and Gender Studies at California State University, Northridge. The Pop! Theologians and special guests broke down the classic film with their usual dosage of sass and inquiry!
Click Here to Listen to the Live Episode
If you missed the event, you can listen to it here:
Thank you, to everyone that came out to Queer View 2019 featuring an exclusive screening of the #LGBTQ film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. The event was followed by a live recording and breakdown of religious and queer themes by Pop! Culture Theologian John Erickson with special guest Dr. Marie Cartier, Co-Chair of Queer Studies in Religion for AAR/WR and Professor of Women and Gender Studies at California State University, Northridge. The Pop! Theologians and special guests broke down the classic film with their usual dosage of sass and inquiry!
Click Here to Listen to the Live Episode
Check Out 2018 Queer View - Performance As Activism!
If you missed the event, you can watch it here:
If you missed the event, you can watch it here:
Thank you to our fabulous 2018 panelists!
About Us
The Queer Studies in Religion Caucus of the American Academy of Religion’s Western Region provides a safe and supportive space that encourages and supports the interest of scholars working in the field of queer studies in religion and relevant fields.
We are dedicated to the advancement of LGBTQ individuals inside and outside of the academy, giving special attention to LGBTQ voices in the field of religion and the challenges we face in our region. The Queer Studies in Religion Caucus hosts a pre-conference event each year at the AARWR Annual Meeting and a business meeting. We welcome participation and collaboration with all supportive individuals and groups to our mission.
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Queer Studies in Religion Co-Chairs
Marie Cartier, Co-Chair, Queer Studies in Religion Session; Founder of the Queer Caucus, AARWR; Southern California Representative for the AARWR; and Co-Chair, Lesbian-Feminist Issues in Religion, AAR, is a teacher, poet, writer, healer, artist, and scholar. She holds a BA in Communications from the University of New Hampshire; an MA in English/Poetry from Colorado State University; an MFA in Theatre Arts (Playwriting) from UCLA; an MFA in Film and TV (Screenwriting) from UCLA; and an MFA in Visual Art (Painting/Sculpture) from Claremont Graduate University. Ms. Cartier has a Ph.D. in Religion with an emphasis on Women and Religion from Claremont Graduate University. She is the author of the critically acclaimed book Baby, You Are My Religion: Women, Gay Bars, and Theology Before Stonewall. She is also a first degree black belt in karate, Shorin-Ryu Shi-Do-Kan Kobayashi style.
Photo Credit - Lenn Keller
Photo Credit - Lenn Keller
John has a Ph.D. in American Religious History and holds two MA’s from Claremont Graduate University. John served as a commissioner on the California Commission on the Status of Women, having been appointed by Governor Jerry Brown in 2017. In addition to the commission, John currently serves as the President of the Hollywood Chapter for the National Organization for Women, a Planning Commissioner for the City of West Hollywood, a Board member for the ACLU of Southern California, a Board member for the National Organization for Women (NOW), the Legislative Action Chair for Stonewall Democratic Club, and a Board member for Women’s March Los Angeles Foundation and Women’s March Action. John also serves on the Legislative Committee for the California Democratic Party.
He co-founded the digital publication the Engaged Gaze and the podcast Pop! Culture Theologians and contributes regularly to a number of online publications on the topics of LGBTQ history, feminism, masculinity studies, and American religious history. In addition to his academic work, John serves as the Co-Chair for the American Academy of Religion Western Region’s Queer Studies in Religion section and is on the steering committee for the American Academy of Religion’s Lesbian-Feminist Issues in Religion section.
John was one of the main organizers of the Women’s March Los Angeles in 2017,2018, and 2019 that brought together 1.5 million people to Downtown Los Angeles. He was also a coordinator for the #ResistMarch on June 11, 2017, that brought together 100,000 people to the City of West Hollywood.
He co-founded the digital publication the Engaged Gaze and the podcast Pop! Culture Theologians and contributes regularly to a number of online publications on the topics of LGBTQ history, feminism, masculinity studies, and American religious history. In addition to his academic work, John serves as the Co-Chair for the American Academy of Religion Western Region’s Queer Studies in Religion section and is on the steering committee for the American Academy of Religion’s Lesbian-Feminist Issues in Religion section.
John was one of the main organizers of the Women’s March Los Angeles in 2017,2018, and 2019 that brought together 1.5 million people to Downtown Los Angeles. He was also a coordinator for the #ResistMarch on June 11, 2017, that brought together 100,000 people to the City of West Hollywood.
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Anjeanette LeBoeuf holds a Ph.D. in Women's Studies in Religion at Claremont Graduate University. She holds a MA in Women's Studies in Religion and a BA in Religious Studies, Philosophy with a minor in Sociology. Her fields of interest are South Asian Religions, Popular Culture, and the interplay between gender, religion, and pop culture. She is a Permanent Contributor to the blog Feminism and Religion (https://feminismandreligion.com/author/gradanj/). She is an active member in the Popular Culture/ American Culture Association, WWF, and the American Himalayan Foundation. She co-wrote the article "Intra-group variation in conservative Christians’ gender ideologies (1972–2006" published in the Social Science Journal (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S036233190900113X). She is an avid soccer and hockey fan. When she has spare time, she loves reading books, watching movies, and knitting.
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