Susan Stryker

American professor, historian, author, and filmmaker
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Summary

Susan Stryker is a human[1]. Born in Fort Sill[2], she… she was born on 1961[3]. She worked as a historian[4], film director[5], film producer[6], university teacher[7], and sociologist[8]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (932 views/month, #7,166 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Susan Stryker was born in Fort Sill[2].
  • Susan Stryker was born on 1961[3].
  • Susan Stryker held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Susan Stryker worked as a historian[4].
  • Susan Stryker's professions included film director[5].
  • Susan Stryker's professions included film producer[6].
  • Susan Stryker's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Susan Stryker worked as a sociologist[8].
  • Susan Stryker worked as a writer[11].
  • Susan Stryker's field of work was gender studies[12].
  • Susan Stryker's field of work was gender[13].
  • Susan Stryker's field of work was transidentity[14].
  • Susan Stryker's field of work was history[15].
  • Susan Stryker's field of work was film[16].
  • Susan Stryker's field of work was sociology[17].
  • Susan Stryker was employed by University of Arizona[18].
  • Susan Stryker's education included a stint at University of California, Berkeley[19].
  • Susan Stryker's education included a stint at University of Oklahoma[20].
  • Susan Stryker's education included a stint at Stanford University[21].
  • A notable work attributed to Susan Stryker is The Transgender Studies Reader[22].
  • Susan Stryker received the Lambda Literary Award[23].
  • Susan Stryker received the Emmy Award[24].
  • Susan Stryker received the Brudner Prize[25].
  • Susan Stryker received the Ruth Benedict Prize[26].
  • Susan Stryker received the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Literature[27].

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Origins and Family

Susan Stryker's place of birth was Fort Sill[2]. She was born on 1961[3].

Education

Educated at University of California, Berkeley[19], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1868[30], headquartered in Berkeley[31]; University of Oklahoma[20], a public research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1890[34], headquartered in Norman[35]; and Stanford University[21], a private university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1885[38], headquartered in Stanford[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[4], film director[5], film producer[6], university teacher[7], sociologist[8], and writer[11]. Fields of work include gender studies[12], an interdisciplinary science[40]; gender[13], a social science concept[41]; transidentity[14]; history[15], an academic discipline[42]; film[16]; and sociology[17], an academic discipline[43]. Susan Stryker was employed by University of Arizona[18].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Susan Stryker is The Transgender Studies Reader[22].

Recognition

Awards received include Lambda Literary Award[23], a group of awards[44], in United States[45], founded in 1989[46]; Emmy Award[24], a television award[47], in United States[48], founded in 1949[49]; Brudner Prize[25], an award[50], founded in 2000[51]; Ruth Benedict Prize[26], an award[52], founded in 1986[53]; and Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Literature[27].

Why It Matters

Susan Stryker ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (932 views/month, #7,166 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] She is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

FAQs

Where was Susan Stryker born?

Susan Stryker was born in Fort Sill[2].

What did Susan Stryker do for work?

Susan Stryker worked as historian[4], film director[5], film producer[6], university teacher[7], and sociologist[8].

Where did Susan Stryker go to school?

Susan Stryker was educated at University of California, Berkeley[19], University of Oklahoma[20], and Stanford University[21].

What awards did Susan Stryker receive?

Honors received include Lambda Literary Award[23], Emmy Award[24], Brudner Prize[25], and Ruth Benedict Prize[26].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Catalogue of the Library of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross. wikidata.org.
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  15. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [11] ↑ . lambdaliterary.org. lambdaliterary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [26] ↑ . queeranthro.org. queeranthro.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . lambdaliterary.org. lambdaliterary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . alumni.berkeley.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  23. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  25. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  26. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Award received → Lambda Literary Award, Emmy Award, Brudner Prize +2
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