As part of its dedication to queer studies, QSH (together with the Gender Studies program) holds a number of books and films related to critical queer, gender, race, disability, and nationality theories, as well as works old and new that prominently feature queerness in some way.
Book Library
The following books are housed in QSH on shelves in the main living room, and are free for all to borrow:
- Bastard Out of Carolina, Dorothy Allison
- Skin: Talking about Sex, Class and Literature, Dorothy Allison
- Giovanni’s Room, James Baldwin
- Fun Home, Alison Bechdel
- Camp Grounds: Style and Homosexuality, David Bergman
- Gender Outlaw, Kate Bornstein
- Queering the Pitch: The New Gay and Lesbian Musicology, ed. Philip Brett, Elizabeth Wood, & Gary Thomas
- Rubyfruit Jungle, Rita Mae Brown
- Bodies That Matter: On the Discursive Limits of “Sex”, Judith Butler
- Lesbian Nuns: Breaking Silence, Rosemary Curb & Nancy Manahan
- Surface Tension: Love, Sex, & Politics Between Lesbians & Straight Women, ed. Meg Daly
- Stonewall, Martin Duberman
- The Culture of Queers, Richard Dyer
- No Future: Queer Theory and the Death Drive, Lee Edelman
- Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers, Lillian Faderman
- Surpassing the Love of Men, Lillian Faderman
- Stone Butch Blues, Leslie Feinberg
- Transgender Warriors, Leslie Feinberg
- The Politics of Reality, Marilyn Frye
- Coming Out to God, Chris Glaser
- Funeral Rites, Jean Genet
- Our Lady of the Flowers, Jean Genet
- The Well of Loneliness, Radclyffe Hall
- Alive & Well: A Lesbian Health Guide, Cuca Hepburn with Bonnie Gutierrez
- Homosexual Desire, Guy Hocquenghen
- Feminism and Sexuality: A Reader, ed. Stevi Jackson & Sue Scott
- Black Queer Studies, ed. E. Patrick Johnson and Mae G. Henderson
- The Sociology of Gender, Laura Kramer
- The Last Language of Cranes, David Leavitt
- Zami, Audre Lorde
- Global Divas: Filipino Gay Men in the Diaspora, Martin Manalansan IV
- New French Feminisms, ed. Elaine Marks & Isabelle de Courtivron
- Lesbian/Women, Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon
- Tales of the City, Armistead Maupin
- The Penguin Book of International Gay Writing, ed. Mark Mitchell
- The Kristeva Reader, ed. Toril Moi
- GenderQueer: Voices From Beyond the Sexual Binary, Joan Nestle, Riki Wilchins, & Clare Howell
- Homophobia: A Weapon of Sexism, Suzanne Pharr
- Rebellion, Minnie Bruce Pratt
- Queerly Classed, ed. Susan Raffo
- Boston Marriages, ed. Esther Rothblum & Kathleen Brehony
- The Female Man, Joanna Russ
- Epistemology of the Closet, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
- Tendencies, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
- Funny Boy, Shyam Selvadurai
- Outing Yourself, Michelangelo Signorile
- Black Men/White Men: A Gay Anthology, ed. Michael Smith
- Sisters, Sexperts, Queers: Beyond the Lesbian Nation, ed. Arlene Stein
- Transgender History, Susan Stryker
- Faultline, Sheila Ortiz Taylor
- Lesbian Friendships, ed. Jacqueline Weinstock & Esther Rothblum
- Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Jeanette Winterson
- Les Guérillères, Monique Wittig
- Gay People, Sex, and the Media, ed. Michelle Wolf & Alfred Kielwasser
Additionally, QSH has a book wishlist—many, many works we hope to acquire to expand our collection!
Film Library
All of our films are co-held by the Women’s and Gender Studies program—thus, some are more related to queer studies than others—and are housed in Chellis House in Karin Hanta’s office. If you would like to borrow any of them, contact her or a Gender Studies professor.
- Black and White
- Boy I Am
- Breaking Our Silence
- By Invitation Only
- Club Native
- Cut From Different Cloth
- The Date Rape Backlash
- The Edge of Each Other’s Battles
- The Education of Shelby Knox: Sex, Lies, & Education
- Feminism: Controversies, Challenges, Actions
- I Had an Abortion
- I Was a Teenage Feminist
- Live Nude Girls Unite!
- Love, Honour, & Disobey
- Maid in America
- No!: Confronting Sexual Assault in Our Community
- Searching for Angela Shelton
- Sex Slaves
- The Shape of Water
- Slim Hopes
- Soldier’s Girl
- Unbought & Unbossed
- Venus Boyz
- Who Does She Think She Is?
- Working Women of the World
QSH also has a film wishlist!
New Materials
Below are lists of newly acquired queer studies-related materials, updated as we get them!
Books
- [none yet!]
Films
- Toilet Training (Davis Family Library)
