Overview
Jane Juffer holds a joint appointment with the Department of English and the Program of Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, where she is also program director. She was named a Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow in 2021. She works in the areas of cultural studies, feminist theory, and Latinx studies and is the author of six books: Letters from Inside a U.S. Detention Center (Routledge 2023); Millennial Feminism at Work: Bridging Theory and PracticeDon't Use Your Words! Children's Emotions in a Networked World (NYU 2019); Intimacy Across Borders: Race, Religion, and Migration in the U.S. Midwest (Temple 2013); Single Mother: The Emergence of the Domestic Intellectual (NYU 2006); and At Home with Pornography: Women, Sexuality, and Everyday Life (NYU 1998).
She is the recipient of the Robert A. and Donna B. Paul Award for Excellence in Advising in 2015.
Prior to coming to Cornell in 2008, she taught at Pennsylvania State University, where she was co-director of Latino Studies. She is currently working on a project about memoir and memory.
Research Focus
- Cultural studies
- Latino/a studies
- Feminist theory
- Ethnography
- Policy studies
- Religion
Publications
Books
Letters from Inside a U.S. Detention Center: Carla's Story (Routledge 2023)
Millennial Feminism at Work: Bridging Theory and Practice
Don't Use Your Words! Children's Emotions in a Networked World (NYU 2019)
Intimacy Across Borders: Race, Religion, and Migration in the U.S. Midwest (Temple 2013)
Single Mother: The Emergence of the Domestic Intellectual (NYU 2006)
At Home with Pornography: Women, Sex, and Everyday Life (NYU 1998)
In the news
- Reading group meets to discuss Why Palestine Is a Feminist Issue
- Johnson Museum exhibit considers migration and its effects and Showcases Work of FGSS Student Group
- Trans Studies NOW! "We're here, we're Queer, Trans, and Feminist in the Academy"
- Trans Studies NOW! "Policy and Trans Poetics"
- Faculty Job Posting: Assistant Professor of LGBT and Gender Diverse Youth Studies and Mental Health
- Trans Studies Now! Speaker Series to begin October 3
- FGSS alum interviews feminist theorist Sara Ahmed
- Displaced. Detained. Undeterred: A Creative/Critical Symposium April 20-23, 2023
- The Impact of Community-Engaged Learning
- “Our Bodies, Their Laws” has Final Installment to Discuss Coalition Building, Community Engagement, and Recent Reports of Sexual Assault on Campus
- “Our Bodies, Their Laws” Installment Opens the Floor for Discussion of Dobbs v. Jackson’s Impact on the LGBTQ+ Community
- OUR BODIES, Their Laws: Community Education and Coalition Building for Bodily Autonomy⎮ Nov. 11 at 3:30pm
- Cornell community gathers to discuss reproductive justice following SCOTUS abortion ruling
- OUR BODIES, Their Laws: Impacts of Dobbs v. Jackson on LGBTQ+ Communities⎮Oct. 25 at 4:30pm
- Our Bodies, Their Laws: Campus and Local Organizations Gather for Reproductive Rights Event
- Millennial Feminism at Work Podcast
- OUR BODIES, Their Laws Kick-Off Event
- FGSS/LGBT programs plan yearlong anniversary celebration
- Preparing for a dynamic career in international development
- Students petition for refugee’s release from detention center
- Grants create engagement opportunities for students
- New book explores children’s emotional expression
- Alumni share career paths after FGSS degree
- FGSS event to explore fracking, environment and citizen impacts
FGSS Courses - Fall 2024
- FGSS 2010 : Introduction to Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
- FGSS 3591 : Kids Rule! Children's Popular Culture
- FGSS 3990 : Undergraduate Independent Study
- FGSS 4990 : Senior Honors Thesis I