Amanda Swarr Faculty Page

Assistant Professor, Department of Women Studies

Background

Professor Swarr has been a member of the Women Studies faculty since 2005.

Ph.D. in Feminist Studies, University of Minnesota (2003)
M.A. in Anthropology, University of Minnesota (1998)
B.A. in Women's Studies, Bucknell University (1995)

Research Interests

African, Sexuality/LGBTQ, and Postcolonial Studies; feminist theory and methods; gender non-conformity; medical equity and justice; transnational social movements

Activist Interests

HIV/AIDS treatment access; sexual violence and self-defense; LGBTQ/feminist and global economic justice

Selected Publications

Swarr, Amanda Lock. "Stabane, Intersexuality, and Same-sex Relationships in Soweto," Feminist Studies, forthcoming.
Swarr, Amanda Lock and Richa Nagar. "Dismantling Assumptions: Interrogating 'Lesbian' Struggles for Identity and Survival in India and South Africa." SIGNS: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 29(2), winter 2004.
Swarr, Amanda Lock. "Moffies, Artists, and Queens: Race and the Production of South African Gay Male Drag," Journal of Homosexuality, 46(3/4), spring 2004.
Meerkotter, Anneke, Susie Bullington, Taryn Young, Amanda Swarr, Caron Hayes. "Mother-to-Child-Transmission of HIV: A Guide for Health Workers and HIV/AIDS Trainers." Issued by the Treatment Action Campaign/AIDS Law Project ( South Africa), July 2001.

Honors and Awards

Royalty Research Fellowship, University of Washington, 2006-2007
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship, Barnard College, Columbia University 2003-2005
MacArthur Scholar, International Center for the Study of Global Change, 1995-2003
Schochet Center Graduate Award for Excellence in Scholarship in GLBT Studies, 2002
Graduate Research Partnership Program Fellowship with Richa Nagar, 2001
Personal Narratives Award, Center for Advanced Feminist Studies, 1999

Courses

"Trans/ Gender Queries"
"Research Methods in Women's Studies"
"Feminisms in International Contexts"
"Transnational Feminist Theories and Concerns"
"Feminist Doctoral Research Workshop"
"Queer Desires"
"Transnational Sexualities"

Amanda Swarr
Assistant Professor, Department of Women Studies
About Women Studies News and Events People Research and Publications Courses Graduate Program Undergraduate Program Alumni Support Women Studies Email: aswarr@u.washington.edu	Background Professor Swarr has been a member of the Women Studies faculty since 2005. Ph.D. in Feminist Studies, University of Minnesota (2003) M.A. in Anthropology, University of Minnesota (1998) B.A. in Women's Studies, Bucknell University (1995) Research Interests African, Sexuality/LGBTQ, and Postcolonial Studies; feminist theory and methods; gender non-conformity; medical equity and justice; transnational social movements Activist Interests HIV/AIDS treatment access; sexual violence and self-defense; LGBTQ/feminist and global economic justice Selected Publications Swarr, Amanda Lock. "Stabane, Intersexuality, and Same-sex Relationships in Soweto," Feminist Studies, forthcoming. Swarr, Amanda Lock and Richa Nagar. "Dismantling Assumptions: Interrogating 'Lesbian' Struggles for Identity and Survival in India and South Africa." SIGNS: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 29(2), winter 2004. Swarr, Amanda Lock. "Moffies, Artists, and Queens: Race and the Production of South African Gay Male Drag," Journal of Homosexuality, 46(3/4), spring 2004. Meerkotter, Anneke, Susie Bullington, Taryn Young, Amanda Swarr, Caron Hayes. "Mother-to-Child-Transmission of HIV: A Guide for Health Workers and HIV/AIDS Trainers." Issued by the Treatment Action Campaign/AIDS Law Project ( South Africa), July 2001.	Honors and Awards Royalty Research Fellowship, University of Washington, 2006-2007 Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship, Barnard College, Columbia University 2003-2005 MacArthur Scholar, International Center for the Study of Global Change, 1995-2003 Schochet Center Graduate Award for Excellence in Scholarship in GLBT Studies, 2002 Graduate Research Partnership Program Fellowship with Richa Nagar, 2001 Personal Narratives Award, Center for Advanced Feminist Studies, 1999 Courses "Trans/ Gender Queries" "Research Methods in Women's Studies" "Feminisms in International Contexts" "Transnational Feminist Theories and Concerns" "Feminist Doctoral Research Workshop" "Queer Desires" "Transnational Sexualities"
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