[Sfts-students] Fw: LGBTQ+ Sci-Fi fans Dissertation

[Phoenix Alexander]

Hi folks,

Passing this along in case any LGBTQ+ science fiction fans want to help a TAMU grad student with their Ph.D. dissertation! See forwarded email and feel free to contact the researcher directly.

Warmly,

Phoenix


Dr. Phoenix Alexander (he/him/his)

Jay Kay and Doris Klein Librarian for Science Fiction and Fantasy


UCR Library | University of California, Riverside
P.O. Box 5900 | Rivera Library, Room 406c
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Office: 951.827.2840 | phoenix.alexander at ucr.edu
Department Website: https://scua.ucr.edu/


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Hi friends!

I’m a PhD student at Texas A&M University, and I am thrilled to announce my dissertation project about LGBTQ+ Sci-Fi fans! As part of the project, I’ll be making a documentary too: “Queer Sci-Fi: To Boldly Go Where No Gays Have Gone Before.”



There’s not a lot of research out there about LGBTQ+ fans and my project aims to change that. If you feel up to an engaging and fun conversation about Sci-Fi and how it shapes us Earthlings, then I’d love to chat with you and hear your stories.



If you think you might want to join the project, reach out to me at rickpulos at tamu.edu<mailto:rickpulos at tamu.edu>. This project is overseen by the university’s ethics board which means that you will remain anonymous.



https://rickpulos.com/dissertation-project<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/rickpulos.com/dissertation-project__;!!KwNVnqRv!G9I8bl14rqrviJR4tistxpHbI2JDR-sGS3Nuc6W0hQYXxjZ36WONnRIoK2hB8t4-rtbIj6L2w0r1DDEU8I1LmaN5h_k$>









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Rick Pulos (he/him/his)

www.rickpulos.com<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/rickpulos.com__;!!KwNVnqRv!G9I8bl14rqrviJR4tistxpHbI2JDR-sGS3Nuc6W0hQYXxjZ36WONnRIoK2hB8t4-rtbIj6L2w0r1DDEU8I1LrANPJOM$>

Graduate Teaching Assistant and Doctoral Candidate, Texas A&M University

TAMU Graduate Mentoring Academy Fellow

Former Chair, Caucus on LGBTQ Concerns, National Communication Association

Board Member and Programming Committee Chair, The Theatre Company of Bryan-College Station

Former Secretary of Theatre, Film, and New Multi-media, National Communication Association


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