Winter 2010

The UI Alumni Association presents the third installment of the Modern Love Series:

Negotiating Legitimacy and
Recognition for Same-Sex Couples

How do members of same-sex marriages negotiate legitimacy and recognition for their families? How do women and men make sense of the multiple identities they can face in same-sex relationships? What are the cultural realities of gender roles in same-sex relationships?

Join us as Dr. Ellen Lewin discusses these issues and research exploring community and morality in same-sex commitment ceremonies. Copies of Dr. Lewin’s books, Gay Fatherhood and Recognizing Ourselves, will be available for purchase at the event.

Presented by Dr. Ellen Lewin:
Dr. Lewin earned her PhD from Stanford University and teaches in the departments of anthropology and gender, women’s, and sexuality studies at the University of Iowa. She has written widely about gay and lesbian family issues in the U.S., including books on lesbian mothers, gay fathers, and same-sex commitment ceremonies. Her major research interests center on motherhood, reproduction, and sexuality, particularly as these are played out in American cultures.

Register online by Tuesday, February 16, to attend Modern Love, or call 800/IOWALUM (469-2586). This event is FREE and open to the public.

Questions? E-mail alumni-learning@uiowa.edu