Kelby Harrison (k-harrison2@northwestern.edu) is a gender studies certificate and fifth year doctoral student in the philosophy department. Her research interests include ethics (theoretical and practical), gender and queer theory, 20th century French philosophy, critical theory, and critical race theory. Her dissertation is on the “Ethics of Passing”: it is a theoretical and practical analysis of passing (with a focus on sexual orientation passing). It critically examines the role that ethics and morality have played in the scholarly literature and public perception of passing as a form of identity falsification. She did her undergraduate studies at the University of Missouri in Kansas City (BA ’03), and received her MA from Northwestern in spring of ’06. She will be teaching a course titled “Ethics and Sexual Politics (Queer Ethics)” for the Gender Studies department in winter ’08.
Mary E. Pagano (m-pagano@northwestern.edu)
is a gender studies certificate student and a Ph.D. candidate in the department of Radio/Television/Film. She is currently completing her dissertation, Moving Beyond the Single Girl: Femininity, Feminism, and Mobility in American Television, 1962-1972, which explores intersections among the emergence of second-wave feminism, the persistence of traditional femininity, and the increased economic and social mobility for American women as filtered through the lens of popular television sitcoms and variety shows. Mary has also published essays on Jackass: the Movie and on gender and sexuality in 1970s American television. Last year, Mary was a full-time instructor for the School of Continuing Studies. During the spring 2008 quarter, Mary will teach Gender Studies 373: Gender, Sexuality, and Film with a focus on feminist media theory. Mary and her partner, Jason, are expecting their first child in early January 2008.
