A renowned Shakespearean scholar, Marjorie Garber is also one of the foremost cultural analysts of modern America, and she has been especially influential in the field of gender studies. Two of her recent books, Vested Interests: Cross-Dressing and Cultural Anxiety (1992) and Vice Versa: Bisexuality and the Eroticism of Everyday Life (1995), challenge received ideas about sexuality and gender identity across a range of fields, including literature, history, psychology, film and popular culture. Frequently called upon to deliver her original and revealing interpretations of current events, Garber has spoken and published in multiple forums, from the Centre Pompidou to the New York Times to "Oprah Winfrey."

In "Sexing the Squash" Garber once again offers a revelatory look at gender and gender roles and offers some new and unexpected insights into the categories in and through which we think about gender and sexuality.

Cosponsored by: Department of English, Department of History, Department of Political Science, Department of Sociology, Institute of Communications Research, LAS/Humanities Council, Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavillion, Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns, Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory, Visual Learning Seminar, Women's Studies Program