The second in the “Works in Progress Series” features Melissa Adler, Assistant Professor in the School of Library and Information Science. She will be discussing the introduction to her book manuscript, tentatively titled Perverse Subjects: Becoming Bodies of Literature in the Library. The book provides an account of the ways in which the Library Congress classification standards that organize research libraries in the U.S. and abroad have reproduced normative ideas about sexuality since the beginning of the 20^th century. The project challenges these classifications through the lens of perversion, echoing Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick’s call to become “perverse readers.”

Carol Mason (GWS) and Rusty Barrett (Linguistics) will serve as respondents. Attendees should email CST Director Dr. Marion Rust (marion.rust@uky.edu) for a copy of Dr. Adler’s paper.

Please join us for the 3^rd Annual BIOFEST

Thursday, October 9th Noon—1:30pm

Where: Biology —Thomas Hunt Morgan Building front lawn (Washington side)

Chili, Hot Chocolate, Cookies, Prizes, Games

There will be lots of free food and fun door prizes.

This is an opportunity for you to mingle and meet with fellow Biology Majors and Biology Instructors.

Hope to see you all there!