Author · born 1961
Susan Stryker
Susan Stryker (born 1961) is an American professor, historian, author, and filmmaker. Born in Fort Sill.
Our catalogue lists 1 book by Susan Stryker, mostly gay fiction, sapphic fiction and trans fiction. The most-read is Queer Pulp (2001).
Books by Susan Stryker
Queer Pulp
Susan Stryker
Awards
- ✦Lambda Literary Awards 2009 — Transgender Literature, Transgender History (nominee)
- ✦Lambda Literary Awards 2007 — Transgender Literature, The Transgender Studies Reader (nominee)
- ✦Lambda Literary Awards 2002 — Photography or Visual Arts, Queer Pulp (nominee)
- ✦Lambda Literary Awards 1997 — Photography or Visual Arts, Gay by the Bay (nominee)
- 🏆Lambda Literary Awards — Overall (winner)
Biography
Susan O'Neal Stryker (born 1961) is an American professor, author, filmmaker, and theorist whose work focuses on gender and human sexuality. She is Professor of Gender and Women's Studies, former director of the Institute for LGBT Studies, and founder of the Transgender Studies Initiative at the University of Arizona, and is currently on leave while holding an appointment as Barbara Lee Distinguished Chair in Women's Leadership at Mills College. Stryker also serves on the Advisory Council of METI (Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence). A transgender woman, she is the author of several books about LGBT history and culture.