Ph.D., Sociology, University of Pittsburgh, 2007, with Ph.D. certificates in Women’s Studies and Cultural Studies
M.A., Sociology, University of Pittsburgh, 2003
M.A., English, University of Pittsburgh, 2001
B.A., English and Spanish, University of Oklahoma, 1998
Areas of Interest:
- Dr. Currier has active research and teaching interests in social movements, LGBT and feminist organizing, transnational sexualities, postcolonial studies, African feminisms, and queer theory.
- Recent Grants and Funding: 2010-11 Program for the Enhancement of Scholarly and Creative Activities, Texas A&M University (2010-11); Office of the Vice President for Research Support Grant (2010-11); College of Liberal Arts Faculty Research Enhancement Program (2009-10); Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research Sociology Stipendiary Faculty Fellowship (2009-10); Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research Women’s Studies Stipendiary Faculty Fellowship (2008-9).
Recent and Forthcoming Publications
- Currier, Ashley. 2012. Visibility Matters: LGBT Organizing in Namibia and South Africa. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. Forthcoming in August 2012.
- Currier, Ashley. 2012. “The Aftermath of Decolonization: Gender and Sexual Dissidence in Postindependence Namibia.” Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society 37(2). Forthcoming in Winter 2012.
- Blee, Kathleen M. and Ashley Currier. 2011. “Ethics Beyond the IRB: An Introductory Essay.” Qualitative Sociology 34(3): forthcoming in September.
- Currier, Ashley. 2011. “Representing Gender and Sexual Dissidence in Southern Africa.” Qualitative Sociology 34(3): forthcoming in September.
- Currier, Ashley. 2011. “Decolonizing the Law: LGBT Organizing in Namibia and South Africa.” Studies in Law, Politics, and Society 54: 17-44.
- Currier, Ashley. 2010. “Behind the Mask: Developing LGBTI Visibility in Africa.” Pp. 155-168 in Development, Sexual Rights, and Global Governance, edited by Amy Lind. New York: Routledge.
- Currier, Ashley. 2010. “Political Homophobia in Postcolonial Namibia.” Gender & Society 24(1): 110-129.
- Currier, Ashley. 2010. “The Strategy of Normalization in the South African LGBT Movement.” Mobilization:
An International Journal 15(1): 45-62.
- Currier, Ashley. 2009. “Deferral of Legal Tactics: A Global LGBT Social Movement Organization's Perspective.” Pp. 21-37 in Queer Mobilizations: LGBT Activists Confront the Law, edited by Scott
Barclay, Mary Bernstein, and Anna-Maria Marshall. New York: New York University Press.
Current Projects
- Her current project examines political homophobia in contemporary Anglophone African nations.
- A smaller project investigates the dimensions of African masculinities in southern African national liberation struggles.
Course Offerings
Curriculum Vitae
Sociology Website
Phone: (979) 845-1671
Office: 022 Legett
Email: currier at tamu dot edu
