John D. Boswell

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:academicAdvisor gptkb:Robert_M._Adams
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Yale_University
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Yale_University_Press
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Lambda_Literary_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1947-03-20
gptkbp:contribution Scholarship on same-sex relationships
gptkbp:deathDate 1994-12-24
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Journal_of_the_History_of_Sexuality
gptkbp:fellowship gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkbp:field History
gptkbp:financialPerformance History of sexuality
gptkbp:genre Non-fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John D. Boswell
gptkbp:inception 1970s
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:David_Halperin
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Erving_Goffman
gptkbp:influences gptkb:John_Stuart_Mill
gptkb:Michel_Foucault
gptkbp:involved Research on medieval history
Activism for LGBTQ+ rights
Writing for academic journals
Collaborating with other historians
Academic conferences on sexuality
Advocating for LGBTQ+ representation in academia
Advocating for LGBTQ+ studies in higher education
Contributing to LGBTQ+ history projects
Engaging in public discourse on sexuality
Mentoring students in LGBTQ+ studies
Participating in LGBTQ+ community events
Participating in LGBTQ+ rights organizations
Promoting LGBTQ+ history in education
Public lectures on LGBTQ+ history
Researching historical texts on sexuality
Researching the history of same-sex marriage
Speaking at LGBTQ+ rights rallies
Writing books on LGBTQ+ history
Teaching_at_Yale_University
gptkbp:knownFor LGBTQ+ history
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy Pioneering LGBTQ+ scholarship
gptkbp:nationality American
Caucasian
gptkbp:notableFeature Cultural studies
Queer theory
gptkbp:notableWork Same-Sex_Unions_in_Premodern_Europe
gptkbp:occupation Historian
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:New_Haven,_Connecticut
gptkbp:researchFocus Christianity_and_homosexuality
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Michael_J._O'Connor
gptkbp:subject LGBTQ+ studies