Shira Tarrant, PhD is a nationally recognized expert on gender politics, pop culture, and masculinity. Her books include Men and Feminism (Seal Press), When Sex Became Gender (Routledge), Men Speak Out: Views on Gender, Sex and Power (Routledge), and Fashion Talks: Undressing the Power of Style (SUNY Press).
Shira Tarrant is an Associate Professor in the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at California State University, Long Beach. Dr. Tarrant has been awarded the prestigious Glidden Professorship at Ohio University, where she will spend Spring 2012 teaching advanced courses on masculinity and feminism.
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Shira Tarrant’s writing appears in various journals, anthologies, and encyclopedias including AlterNet, Jezebel, the Ms. Magazine Blog, Bitch, Bust Magazine, Women’s Studies Quarterly, and Huffington Post. Dr. Tarrant regularly speaks at college campuses and public venues across the country, with recent events at the University of Connecticut, Reed College, Los Angeles SlutWalk, and the Colorado Coalitions Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. She joined Dr. Carol Queen and Dr. Lynn Comella in conversation about sexuality, feminism, relationships and pornography at the first annual Momentum Conference in Washington, DC.
Shira Tarrant is quoted widely in global media. Reporters from the Toronto Globe and Mail, Sydney Morning Herald, Baltimore Sun, Denver Post, Forbes, CNN, and CBS have relied on Dr. Tarrant’s expertise on politics and gender. She has been described as an unconventional feminist redefining gender rights.
Dr. Tarrant has been quoted in a Forbes magazine article about Michele Bachmann. She spoke with the Ms. Magazine blog about sexual assault, and was interviewed about the global SlutWalk movement on Canada’s popular TV show, Connect with Mark Kelley.
Dr. Tarrant is prolific in writing and speaking about the politics of gender and sexuality, including interviews with Gail Dines (Pornland), and Los Angeles radio appearances on KPCC’s AirTalk with Larry Mantle. Her articles on Pornography 101: Why College Kids Need Porn Literacy Training and media freak-outs about hooking up are published by AlterNet. Continuing to argue for more open dialogue and education, Tarrant writes: “Rather than fostering silence and further taboo, it is crucial to provide critical media literacy, increased access to sexual information, and greater conversation about gender, race, consent, and power.”
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