Peter Cava, Full-time Senior Instructor
Biography
Dr. Peter Cava is a senior instructor, course coordinator, and subject matter expert in Women鈥檚, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and a faculty affiliate in African and African American Studies. Dr. Cava鈥檚 specializations include transgender politics and screen cultures. Their writings have been published in Films for the Feminist Classroom; the Journal of American Culture; 脩anduty; QED: A Journal in GLBTQ Worldmaking; Trans Bodies, Trans Selves; and The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies.
Approach to Teaching
Critical pedagogy.
Courses Taught
- HNRS 2020, Transgender Discourses
- HSS 1000, Introduction to Research
- WGS 2200, Gender and Pop Culture
- WGS 2500, Introduction to Women鈥檚, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
- WGS 2501, Honors Introduction to Women鈥檚, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
- WGS 3150, Survey of Feminist Theory
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Education
- Comparative Studies, Florida Atlantic University, 2015
- Religious Studies, Union Theological Seminary, 2008
- Communication, Grove City College, 2004
Areas of Expertise
- Feminist critical/cultural theory and analysis
- Feminist, womanist, and queer mythopoeic thought
- Gender, sexuality, and transgender studies
Favorite Part of 海角社区
The 海角社区 AgCenter Botanic Gardens.
Favorite Quote
鈥淭he Quest for Quintessence 鈥� means throwing one鈥檚 life as far as it will go.鈥� --Mary Daly