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The FBI's Lesbian: Angela Calomiris and the American
Communist Party (a true story ripped from the headlines)
Articles and presentations to date based on these materials:
"Witnesses for the Prosecution (for Hire) in Dennis v. US," Panel, "Silencing Solidarity: 'Un-Americans' on Trial During the Early Cold War," Sept. 22, 2013. Rethinking Maxism 2013 Conference, UMass Amherst, Sept. 19-22, 2013.
"Gay in the CPUSA: Angela Calomiris and Harry Hay," Panel, "Lavender Left, Radical Exclusions and Inclusions," Sept. 29, 2012. Symposium, Radically Gay: The Life and Visionary Legacy of Harry Hay (1912-2002), CUNY Graduate Center and NYU, Sept. 27-30, 2012.
"The Spy Who Came In From the Closet: Meet Angela Calomiris, Secret Lesbian, Red Scare Informant," The Gay and Lesbian Review Worldwide (Boston, MA), 19, 5 (Sept.-Oct. 2012), 18-20.
"The FBI's Lesbian: Angela Calomiris and the Betrayal of the Photo League." Symposium, Art in the Red Scare, in conjunction with the exhibition The Radical Camera. New York's Photo League 1936-51. The Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH, in conjunction with the Jewish Museum, NYC, April 27, 2012.
"Configuring the Cold War: Constructing Courtroom Narratives in Dennis et al v. United States, 1949." Roundtable, Society for US Intellectual History, CUNY Graduate Center, Nov. 17, 2011.
"The FBI's Lesbian, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Other Tales from the Red Scare," Rethinking Marxism, 21, 4 (October 2009), 621-633.
"Undercover Girl--The FBI's Lesbian: A Note on Resources," CLAGS Newsletter (CUNY), 13, 2 (2003), 8-10.
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