Collection: The Alexander Doty Collection | ArchivesSpace Public Interface

Scope and Contents

This collection contains several books written by Alexander Doty, photographs, and a T-Shirt of Pee-Wee Herman, a figure that shows up throughout.

Dates

undated

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research; access by appointment.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright held by Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Cente. Contact Trexler Library archives staff for additional information. Materials may be reproduced without permission under the provisions of fair use as per U.S. copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

Alexander Doty (1954-2012) was a professor of film and media culture at Lehigh University and Indiana University Bloomington. Alex grew up in West Texas and earned his BA from University of Texas El-Paso. He also gained a MA and PHD from University of Illinois-Urbana. Throughout his career, he wrote several books including "Making Things Perfectly Queer" and "Flaming Classics: Queering the Film Cannon". He also sat on the board of the Kinsey Institute at IU. Before his untimely death, he was working on a book titled "The Monstrous and the Medieval".