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Full Name

Joseph Gelfer

University Affiliation

Monash University

Biography

Joseph is an Adjunct Research Associate at the School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University, Australia.

Selected Publications

Books
Numen, Old Men: Contemporary Masculine Spiritualities and the Problem of Patriarchy (Gender, Theology and Spirituality)

(ed) 2012: Decoding the Countercultural Apocalypse. London: Equinox Publishers (forthcoming).

Chapters in Books

“Australasia 2012.” In 2012: Decoding the Countercultural Apocalypse, edited by Joseph Gelfer. London: Equinox Publishing (forthcoming).

“A River Runs Through It: Queer Theory and Fatherhood.” In Papa, PhD: Essays on Fatherhood by Men in the Academy, edited by Mary Ruth Marotte and Paige Martin Reynolds. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press (forthcoming).

“Beyond a Sense of Place.” In Immigrant Academics and Cultural Challenges in a Global Environment, edited by Femi J. Kolapo. Youngstown, NY: Cambria Press, 2009, pp. 263-267.

Articles
“Lohas and the Indigo Dollar: Growing the Spiritual Economy.” New Proposals: Journal of Marxism and Interdisciplinary Inquiry (forthcoming).

“Evangelical and Catholic Masculinities in Two Fatherhood Ministries.” Feminist Theology (forthcoming).

“Identifying the Catholic Men’s Movement.” Journal of Men’s Studies 16,1 (2008): 41-56.

“Towards a Sacramental Understanding of Dextromethorphan.” Journal of Alternative Spiritualities and New Age Studies 3 (2007): 80-96.

Encyclopedia entries
“Men and Boys Drinking.” In A Cultural Encyclopedia of Alcohol, edited by Rachel E. Black. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC Clio (forthcoming).

“Sisters of Mercy” and “Sisters of Charity.” In Women in American History: An Encyclopedia, edited by Hasia Diner. New York: Facts on File (forthcoming).

“Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.” In Encyclopedia of Gay Folklife, edited by Mickey Weems. Armonk NY: M.E. Sharpe (forthcoming).

“Native American Church,” “Peyote Cult,” and “Roma.” In On the Move: The Encyclopedia of Immigration, Migration, and Nativism in United States History, edited by James S. Olson and Bradley A. Olson. New York: Facts on File (forthcoming).

“Branch Davidians,” “Robert Pirsig” and “Psychedelia.” In American Countercultures: An Encyclopedia of Nonconformists, Alternative Lifestyles, and Radical Ideas in U.S. History, edited by Gina Misiroglu. Armonk NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2009.

“Androgynous” and “World Magazine.” In Culture Wars: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices, edited by Roger Chapman. Armonk NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2009.

“Buddhists and Buddhism” and “Mormons”. In LGBTQ America Today, edited by John Hawley. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2008, pp. 170-171; 762-763.

“Low riders,” “Ernesto Galarza,” and “Fray Junípero Serra.” In The U.S.-Mexico Border: An Encyclopedia of Culture and Politics, edited by Andrew G. Wood. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2008: 107-08; 141-43; 248-50.

“Playboys.” In International Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities, edited by Michael Flood, Judith K. Gardiner, Bob Pease & Keith Pringle. London: Routledge, 2007: 483.

Reviews
“Review of ‘A Psychonaut's Guide to the Invisible Landscape: The Topography of the Psychedelic Experience’ by Dan Carpenter.” International Journal of Drug Policy 18, no. 3 (2007): 240.

“Review of ‘From Boys to Men: Spiritual Rites of Passage in an Indulgent Age’ by Bret Stephenson.” Journal of Men, Masculinities and Spirituality 1, no. 1 (2007): 99-100.

“Review of ‘No More Christian Nice Guy’ by Paul Coughlin.” Journal of Men's Studies 14, no. 2 (2006): 259-60.

Personal Site

http://www.gelfer.net

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