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Cynthia Burack, Professor of Women's Studies

Department of Women's Studies: http://womens-studies.osu.edu/
Sexuality Studies: http://sexualitystudies.osu.edu

Office Information
274 University Hall, 230 North Oval Mall, Columbus, OH, 43210
Email: burack.1@osu.edu
Phone: 292-2210
Fax: 292-0276

General Background:
I work in the areas of feminist political theory and political psychology. My research focuses on identity groups, group ideologies and cultures, and the dynamics of leadership. Before coming to OSU, I taught at George Washington University and the University of Florida in both political science and women's studies. Books: The Problem of the Passions: Feminism, Psychoanalysis, and Social Theory (New York University Press, 1994); Fundamental Differences: Feminists Talk Back to Social Conservatives, edited with Jyl J. Josephson (Rowman & Littlefield, 2003); Healing Identities: Black Feminist Thought and the Politics of Groups (Cornell University Press, 2004); Sin, Sex, and Democracy: Antigay Politics and the Christian Right (State University of New York Press, 2008). Jyl J. Josephson and I currently edit a book series at SUNY Press in "Queer Politics and Cultures": http://www.sunypress.edu/Searchadv.aspx?IsSubmit=true&CategoryID=6973