The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Program is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Biddy Martin Graduate Prize and the LGBT Studies Undergraduate Prize.
The Biddy Martin Graduate Prize
Joshua Bastian Cole, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Performing and Media Arts
"Missing Things: The Eerie Allure of Hidden Trans Masculinity in John Carpenter and Rhys Ernst Films"
Honorable mention: Peter Shipman, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Literatures in English
"A Kernel Called Joy: Thoughts Toward an Asexual Future"
The LGBT Studies Undergraduate Prize
Alice Kenny, Department of Government
"Queer Love and Aesthetics of the Quotidian: Comparing 'Having a Coke with You' and Killer of Sheep"
Honorable mention: Levi Wilson, Department of Performing and Media Arts; Feminist, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
"spit fire, drink gasoline (repeat)"
Hearty congratulations to all of our prize winners!