Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies in the Dept. of Sociology, Social Work & Criminology (School of Humanities & Social Sciences)
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Education
- Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Profile
Bernadette Barton is Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at Morehead State University. She is the author of Stripped: More Stories from Exotic Dancers (2017) and Pray the Gay Away: The Extraordinary Lives of Bible Belt Gays (2012). Barton writes and lectures on contemporary issues of gender, sexuality, religion, culture, and the sex industry.
Research Interests: Dr. Bernadette Barton's research and teaching interests include sexuality, gender, American culture, religion, qualitative methods, and the sex industry. Barton is the author of Stripped: More Stories from Exotic Dancers (2017), Pray the Gay Away: The Extraordinary Lives of Bible Belt Gays (2012), and Stripped: Inside the Lives of Exotic Dancers (2006). Dr. Barton is currently writing a fourth book titled Raunch Culture: What It Is and Why It Matters, and researching marriage equality mobilization in Kentucky.
Website: www.bernadettebarton.com
Contact
341 Rader Hall
606-783-2710
b.barton@moreheadstate.edu