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Eric Swank
Associate Professor of Practice
Faculty, WEST Campus, Mailcode 2151
Biography:
Eric Swank is an associate professor of practice at Arizona State University (Social and Cultural Analysis at ASU West). His research specializes in gender relations, sexualities, racism and social movements. With more than 60 publications, Swank writes on the ways that stigmatized populations accept and challenge social inequalities. In doing so, his studies explores the ways that education and heterosexist assumptions are related to minority stress, LGBT activism, sexual compliance and color-blind racism. His publications appear in Social Science Research, Sex Roles, Archives of Sexual Behavior, Journal of Homosexuality, Research in Higher Education, and other top journals.
Swank also serves as the associate director of NCUIRE. This is a program that supports undergraduate research in the New College of Interdisciplinary Studies.
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Research Interests:
My research focuses on the ways that stigmatized populations accept and challenge social inequalities. My most recent papers explores the link of sexual identities to particpation in several liberal and conservative social movements (Social Science Reserch) and why lesbians and gays protest more than heterosexuals (Politics, Groups & Identities). A newer paper on emotional labor among heterosexual couples was printed in Feminist Formations and another tries to explain sexuality differences in voting for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidental elections (Journal of GLBT Family Studies). Lastly, I have some recent studies on how women refuse sexual pressure from their partners (Sex Roles), menstrual knowledge among college students (Women's Reproductive Health), and how gender attitudes and religion influence participation social movements that oppose abortion (Journal of Women, Politics & Policy; Politics & Religion).
Publications:
Book
Fahs, Breanne, Mann, Annika, Swank, Eric and Stage, Sarah (eds.). 2018. Transforming Contagion: Anxieties, Modalities, Possibilities. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.
Journal Articles since 2016
Fahs, Breanne and Swank, Eric. Online first. “Friends or Foes? U.S. Women’s Perceptions of Racial Justice and the Black Lives Matter Protests During COVID-19.” Journal of Women, Politics & Policy.
Swank, Eric, and Fahs, Breanne. 2022. “I’ll Take the Check! A Longitudinal Replication Analysis of Gender Biases in Bill Placement from Restaurant Servers." Journal of Gender Studies, 31, 3: 377-389.
Swank, Eric. 2021. “The Gender Conservatism of Prolife Activists.” Journal of Women, Politics & Policy. 42, 2:124-137.
Fahs, Breanne and Swank, Eric. 2021. “Refusals, Reciprocity, and Sexual Labor: Women discuss Negotiations around Oral and Anal Sex.” Sexuality & Culture. 25: 217-234.
Fahs, Breanne and Swank, Eric. 2021. “Menstrual Knowledge and Understandings of Normal and Extreme Bleeding: College Students’ Overestimation of the Typical Amount of Menstrual Blood.” Women’s Reproductive Health. 8, 2: 115-136.
Fahs, Breanne and Swank, Eric. 2021. “Sexualities in Revolt: Teaching Activism, Manifesto Writing, and Anti-Assimilationist Politics to Upper-Division Undergraduates.” American Journal of Sexuality Education, 16, 3: 375-393.
Swank, Eric, Atteberry-Ash, Brittanie, Coulombe, Simone, and Woodford, Michael. 2020. “Sexual Identity and Protesting among College Students: Exploring Political Distinctiveness Mediation Factors.” Social Justice Research, 33: 352-378.
Fahs, Breanne, Swank, Eric, and Shambe, Ayanna 2020. “‘I Just Go With It’: Negotiating Sexual Desire Discrepancies for Women in Partnered Relationships.” Sex Roles, 83:226-239.
Fahs, Breanne and Swank, Eric. 2020. “Making Space for a (Rebellious) Undergraduate Feminist Research Group.” Equity & Excellence in Education. 53:1-2, 244-258.
Swank, Eric. 2019. “The Political Distinctiveness of Gays and Lesbians: Explaining Protest actions across Sexual Identities.” Politics, Groups & Identities, 7:1-20.
Swank, Eric and Fahs, Breanne. 2019. “Explaining the Sexuality Gap in Protest Participation.” Journal of Homosexuality, 66 324-348.
Swank, Eric. 2019. “Sexual Identities and Racial Attitudes among Black, Latinx, and White Individuals.” Journal of Bisexuality. 19: 305-33.
Swank, Eric. 2018 “Sexual Identities and Participation in Liberal and Conservative Social Movements.” Social Science Research, 74:176-186.
Swank, Eric. 2018. “Who Voted for Hillary Clinton? Sexual Identities, Gender, and Family Influences.” Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 14: 21-42.
Swank, Eric and Fahs, Breanne. 2017. “College Students, Sexualities Identities, and Participation in Political Marches.” Sexuality Research & Social Policy, 14: 122-132.
Swank, Eric and Fahs, Breanne. 2017. "Understanding Feminist Activism among Women: Resources, Consciousness, and Social Networks." Socious: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World, 3: 1-9.
Fahs, Breanne and Swank, Eric. 2017. “Exploring Stigma of “Extreme” Weight Gain: The Terror of Fat Possible Selves in Women’s Responses to Hypothetically Gaining One Hundred Pounds.”Women’s Studies International Forum, 61: 1-8
Swank, Eric, and Fahs, Breanne. 2016. "Gay rights activism: collection action frames, networks, and protesting among gays, lesbians, and bisexuals." Journal of Civil Society 12, 430-447.
Swank, Eric, and Fahs, Breanne. 2016. "Resources, Masculinities, and Gender Differences Among Pro-life Activists." Sexuality & Culture, 20, 277-294.
Fahs, Breanne and Swank, Eric. 2016. “The Other Third Shift? Women’s Emotion Work in their Sexual Relationships.” Feminist Formations, 28, 46-69.
Teaching Website URL:
| Spring 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| HRC 200 | Intro:Social/Cultural Analysis |
| AMS 334 | Class in America |
| WST 493 | Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| HRC 200 | Intro:Social/Cultural Analysis |
| AMS 201 | Intro to American Studies |
| WST 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| Spring 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| HRC 200 | Intro:Social/Cultural Analysis |
| ETH 433 | RaceSexualities:Social Justice |
| WST 433 | RaceSexualities:Social Justice |
| JHR 598 | Special Topics |
| MAS 598 | Special Topics |
| Fall 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| HRC 200 | Intro:Social/Cultural Analysis |
| HRC 310 | Social & Cultural Stds/Theory |
| MAS 585 | Capstone Course |
| Spring 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| WST 100 | Women, Gender, and Society |
| WST 493 | Honors Thesis |
| WST 494 | Special Topics |
| ETH 494 | Special Topics |
| MAS 598 | Special Topics |
| JHR 598 | Special Topics |
| Fall 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| HRC 310 | Social & Cultural Stds/Theory |
| WST 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| MAS 501 | Mthd Interdisciplinary Inquiry |
| Spring 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| AMS 380 | Race, Gender, and Class |
| ETH 380 | Race, Gender, and Class |
| WST 380 | Race, Gender, and Class |
| WST 494 | Special Topics |
| ETH 494 | Special Topics |
| JHR 598 | Special Topics |
| Fall 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| HRC 310 | Social & Cultural Stds/Theory |
| MAS 501 | Mthd Interdisciplinary Inquiry |
| Spring 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| AMS 334 | Class in America |
| WST 394 | Special Topics |
| ETH 394 | Special Topics |
| Fall 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| HRC 310 | Social & Cultural Stds/Theory |
| MAS 501 | Mthd Interdisciplinary Inquiry |
Editorships:
- Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, Editorial Board (2021-Present)
- Psychology & Sexuality, Editorial Board (2017-Present)
- Journal of College and Character, Editorial Board (2015 -Present)
- Journal of Poverty, Editorial Board (1997- Present)
Service:
- NCUIRE, Associate Director (2015 - Present)