My research is multi-disciplinary, utilizing methodologies and archives from literary studies, cultural studies, queer and trans theory, Black studies, Black feminist thought, and continental philosophy to analyze visual and textual cultures.
My written work is published in the peer reviewed literary studies journal FRAME and has been presented at international, national, and regional conferences in literary studies, trans studies, and women's and gender studies. For a full list of academic research conducted, please see my curriculum vitae.
Forrey, Sam. “Discerning New Feminisms from Sadomasochistic Pornography" in On Our Backs.” FRAME, vol. 36, no.2, 2023. (view journal here)
"Sadomasochistic Sensations: A Phenomenological Analysis Of Black Ontology, Embodiment, And Transcendence," National Women's Studies Association Conference, Detroit, MI, November 14-17 2024.
“Utilizing Trans Erotics for Advancement in Interdisciplinary and Post-disciplinary Study,” Second International Trans Studies Conference, Chicago, IL, September 4-7, 2024.
“Discerning New Feminisms from Sadomasochistic Pornography in On Our Backs,” Northeast Modern Languages Association Conference, Boston, MA, March 7-11, 2024.
“Conceptualizing Classrooms as Counterpublics and Implementation of a Homoerotic Pedagogy,” Ohio Valley Philosophy of Education Society 2023 Annual Conference, Nashville, IN, September 23-24, 2023.
“Idealized Anatomy and Discursive Formation of Sex in the United States and Europe,” Loyola University Chicago Feminist Lecture Series, Chicago, IL, November 2, 2023.
"Sadomasochistic Sensations: A Phenomenological Analysis Of Black Ontology, Embodiment, And Transcendence," Defended with Honors and Distinction, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, May 2024.