JENNIFER MAHER

ESSAYIST

I write personal essays at the intersection of academia and popular culture. My work has been collected in three anthologies, and I have twice been nominated for a Pushcart Prize.

PUBLICATIONS

COWBOYS AND INDIANS

Published in Secrets and Confidences

FAMILY WAY

Published in Brainchild

RED HANDED: ON SHOPLIFTING AND INFERTILITY

Published in Full Grown People

STARFUCKER BLUES

Published in Bitch

MY BEST FRIEND'S NOT COMING TO MY WEDDING

Published in Young Wives Tale

HOT FOR TEACHER

Published in Bitchfest

TORTURE BORN

Published in Communication Culture & Critique

SOMETHING ELSE BESIDES A FATHER

Published in Feminist Media Studies

GENDER STUDIES PROFESSOR

Faculty Affiliate, Kinsey Institute

At Indiana University, Bloomington, Dr. Maher's area of expertise covers gender and popular culture; second and third wave feminism; gender and modern memoir, feminist history/theory, the politics of assisted reproduction, and femininity and horror. She is the winner of two campus-wide teaching awards and is currently the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Gender Studies.