As part of their fall seminar, “Engendering the (Queer, Trans, Non-binary) Early Modern Stage”, taught by Dr. Melinda Gough, English & Cultural Studies MA and PhD students have lent their dramaturgical skills to the THTRFLM 3PR3 production The Force of Habit, by 17^th-century Spanish playwright Guillén de Castro y Bellvís. The lobby displays and website created by the ECS students have deepened our understanding of the contemporary and historical contexts for the production, helped amplify queer and trans voices from the past and present, and provided avenues for connection with local queer and trans organizations and resources.

For more information about the research project, please see below:

• Daily News Story, School of the Arts’ Fall Major production explores trans histories, gender fluidity & queer possibility (Sara Laux)

• Interviews with lead actors for the production, as part of the Transcestors (trans-ancestors) lobby display project, led by 3 ECS grad students (Coryn Urquhart, Cassidy Burr, Emma Wood)