Amy Brainer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies. Director, LGBTQ Studies
College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters
College-Wide Programs
312-218-8837
2036 College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters Building | 4901 Evergreen Road |
Dearborn, MI
48128
schedule
Fall 2024 - Tuesday and Thursday 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Teaching Areas:
LGBTQ Studies, Women's & Gender StudiesResearch Areas:
Family, Immigrants / Immigration, Queer Studies, Taiwan, Transgender StudiesBiography and Education
Dr. Brainer studies queer and trans family issues in Taiwan and in transnational contexts. Her first book, Queer Kinship and Family Change in Taiwan (Rutgers, 2019), received the 2019 Ruth Benedict Prize from the Association for Queer Anthropology. Her current research follows queer and trans individuals and couples as they navigate marriage-based immigration to the United States. At UM-Dearborn, Dr. Brainer is Coordinator of the LGBTQ Studies Certificate and teaches a number of courses in the program, including Sexualities, Genders, and Bodies (WGST/HUM/SOC 366), LGBTQ Religious Experience (WGST/RELS/SOC 388), Family, Sexuality, and Human Rights (WGST/ANTH/SOC 451), and Hope and Joy in Queer and Trans Lives (FNDS 1602).