Dr. Steve Garlick

Biography

Steve Garlick is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Victoria. He completed his BA in Sociology and Philosophy and MA in Sociology at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He undertook doctoral research in sociology at the City University of New York Graduate Center, supervised by Patricia Ticineto Clough. Prior to joining the University of Victoria in 2007, he taught at Hunter College in New York. His research interests encompass a range of issues related to gender, particularly masculinity, sexuality, technology, bodies, and critical social theory. He is the author of 'Nature Masculinity: Critical Theory, New Materialisms, Technologies, Embodiment' published by UBC Press in 2016. His work focuses on how historically specific constructions of sex, gender, and sexuality mediate social formations and natural forces, thus shaping knowledge and politics. Garlick draws heavily on social theory and historical approaches in sociology and participates in UVic’s Cultural, Social, and Political Thought program. His current research project critically examines the intersection of masculinity and neoliberalism. He has supervised graduate students in various areas including men and masculinities, gendered violence, cultural representations of same-sex relationships, and tattooed bodies, contributing to discussions around GLBT pride organizations, media representations of cultural otherness, and social movements intersecting with internet, poststructural, new materialist theories, and genderqueer politics.

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