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Robert B. Connelly, Jr. Adj Sr Prof Lecturer CAS - CRGC

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CAS - Critical RGC Studies
Battelle-Tompkins - Basement
Bio
Bob Connelly is a senior adjunct professorial lecturer of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies. Bob received his M.F.A. in Film and Electronic Media at American University, and began teaching LGBTQ film theory and history in the school’s Department of Film and Media Arts in 2001 before joining WGSS to teach LGBTQ history in 2006. He is the author of articles on media representations of the LGBTQ community for The Advocate, the Independent Feature Project, and the Center for Media & Social Impact. Bob was a research manager with National Geographic Channel, and is currently a research associate with the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History.

Degrees:
MFA, Film and Electronic Media, American University
BA, English, Colgate University
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Teaching

Spring 2023

  • WGSS-315 Colloquium in WGSS: Documenting the AIDS Crisis

  • WGSS-315 Colloquium in WGSS: Documenting the AIDS Crisis

Fall 2023

  • WGSS-315 Colloquium in WGSS: Documenting the AIDS Crisis

  • WGSS-350 Interpreting Gender in Culture: The Lavender Screen