Queer Studies Lecture Series 

Salazar 2016

What does it mean to think about the welfare state from a queer perspective? What is the relationship between queer politics and struggles for economic justice?  Dr. Kandaswamy will explore how engaging with welfare history potentially expands the terrain of queer studies. She is a scholar and educator who works at the intersections of Ethnic Studies, Feminist Studies, and Queer Studies.  Dr. Kandaswamy is currently the Academic Program Director at Mt. Tamalpais College, a community college program that serves incarcerated students at San Quentin prison.