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Brett Krutzsch

Brett Krutzsch (born September 17, 1979) is a scholar of religion at the Center for Religion and Media at New York University, where he serves as Editor of the online magazine The Revealer and teaches in NYU's Department of Religious Studies. He is the author of the 2019 book, Dying to Be Normal: Gay Martyrs and the Transformation of American Sexual Politics[1] from Oxford University Press. His writing has appeared in the Washington Post,[2] Newsday, The Advocate,[3] and he has been featured on NPR.[4]

Education and personal life

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Krutzsch received his B.A. from Emory University and M.A. from New York University. He earned his Ph.D. in religion from Temple University, studying under Rebecca Alpert. In 2013, Krutzsch married Kevin Williams.[5] They live in Manhattan, New York.

Career

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Before he joined NYU's Center for Religion and Media in 2019, Krutzsch taught at Haverford College as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion,[6] and at the College of Wooster as the Walter D. Foss Visiting Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.[7]

Krutzsch is an expert on LGBTQ history and religion in America. His first book, Dying to Be Normal: Gay Martyrs and the Transformation of American Sexual Politics, from Oxford University Press examines how religion shaped LGBTQ political action in the United States.[8] The book explores how LGBTQ activists used the deaths of Matthew Shepard, Harvey Milk, Tyler Clementi, Brandon Teena, F.C. Martinez, campaigns like the It Gets Better Project, and national tragedies like the Pulse nightclub shooting for political purposes to promote assimilation. In 2020, Dying to Be Normal was named a Lambda Literary Award finalist for best LGBTQ nonfiction book of the year.[9]

Krutzsch has published on religion and LGBTQ politics in several scholarly journals including American Jewish History,[10]Theology and Sexuality,[11] the Journal of Popular Culture, [12] and Biblical Interpretation.[13] In 2015, Krutzsch received the LGBTQ Religious History Award for his research and writing on Matthew Shepard.[14] His public scholarship about religion and LGBTQ issues has been featured in the Washington Post, The Advocate, Medium, Indianapolis Star, NPR's "On Point," and on multiple podcasts, including the Radio GAG (Gays Against Guns) show and the Straight White American Jesus podcast.[15][16][17][18][19] In 2019, Krutzsch was selected for the inaugural Sacred Writes public scholarship fellows program funded by the Henry R. Luce Foundation.[20]

Along with Nora Rubel, Krutzsch is the co-editor of the book Blessings Beyond the Binary: Transparent and the Queer Jewish Family, published by Rutgers University Press in 2024.[21] The book examines the show Transparent, its representation of American Jews and Judaism, the show's criticisms, and how it fits and diverges from early 21st century transgender and queer politics.

Since 2019, Krutzsch has been the Editor of The Revealer, an online magazine about religion and society published by the Center for Religion and Media at NYU.[22] In 2021[23] and 2023,[24] the Religion News Association awarded The Revealer with "Excellence in Magazine Overall Religion Coverage," the organization's highest award for a religion magazine.

References

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  1. ^ Dying to Be Normal: Gay Martyrs and the Transformation of American Sexual Politics. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press. 2019-03-08. ISBN 9780190685218.
  2. ^ Krutzsch, Brett (June 30, 2008). "Always A Bridesmaid, Never the... Groom". Washington Post. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "A Date With the Divine". www.advocate.com. 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
  4. ^ "United Methodist Church Keeps Ban On Same-Sex Weddings, LGBTQ Clergy". www.wbur.org. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  5. ^ "Kevin Williams, Brett Krutzsch". New York Times. December 15, 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Summer Centered: Michael Weber '19 Takes Pride in Inclusivity". www.haverford.edu. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  7. ^ "Wooster Students and Faculty Close Gender Gap on Wikipedia – News – College of Wooster". Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  8. ^ Dying to Be Normal: Gay Martyrs and the Transformation of American Sexual Politics. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press. 2019-03-08. ISBN 9780190685218. [verification needed]
  9. ^ Hart, Michelle (2020-03-10). "Here are the Finalists For the 2020 Lambda Literary Awards". Oprah Daily. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  10. ^ Samira Mehta and Brett Krutzsch, “The Changing Jewish Family: Jewish Communal Responses to Interfaith and Same-Sex Marriage,” American Jewish History, Volume 104 no 4, October 2020.
  11. ^ Krutzsch, Brett (2011-05-01). "Gay Orthodox Jews in Fictional Texts". Theology & Sexuality. 17 (2): 181–197. doi:10.1558/tse.v17i2.181. ISSN 1355-8358. S2CID 142637848.
  12. ^ Krutzsch, Brett (2014). "It Gets Better as a Teleological Prophecy: A Universal Promise of Progress through Assimilation". The Journal of Popular Culture. 47 (6): 1245–1255. doi:10.1111/jpcu.12209. ISSN 1540-5931.
  13. ^ Krutzsch, Brett (2015-11-02). "Un-Straightening Boaz in Ruth Scholarship". Biblical Interpretation. 23 (4–5): 541–552. doi:10.1163/15685152-02345p04. ISSN 1568-5152. S2CID 143193406.
  14. ^ "Honorees | LGBTQ Religious History Award | LGBTQ Religious Archives Network". lgbtqreligiousarchives.org. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  15. ^ Krutzsch, Brett. "We Still Mourn Those Killed at Pulse. But Can We Celebrate LGBTQ Life Too?". The Washington Post. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  16. ^ "Straight White American Jesus: Gay Activism and the Christian Gaze on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  17. ^ Krutzsch, Brett (27 June 2019). "The Religious Roots of Pride". Advocate. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  18. ^ Krutzsch, Brett (25 June 2019). "Brebeuf alum: School's decision to retain gay teacher 'nothing short of monumental'". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  19. ^ "Dying to Be Normal w/guest Brett Krutzsch 09.10.2019 from RADIO GAG - The Gays Against Guns Show". www.stitcher.com. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  20. ^ "About". Sacred Writes. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  21. ^ Blessings Beyond the Binary: Transparent and the Queer Jewish Family. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. 2024-09-13. ISBN 1978838794.
  22. ^ "About". The Revealer. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  23. ^ "2021 RNA Excellence in Religion Reporting Awards".
  24. ^ "2023 Excellence in Religion Reporting Awards".
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