title: Unruly democracy and the privileges of public intimacy: (same) sex spousal hiring in academia.
abstract: Within the context of a discussion of lesbian academic couples there is something to be said about the (dis)pleasures and profits of a heteronormative practice such as spousal hiring and how much this privilege reveals the broader systemic discrimination vis-à-vis sexual and gender claims in our academic institutions. Two issues emerge from its (questionable) application: (1) How a privilege such as spousal hiring intersects with institutional policies concerning sexual diversity; and in light of this, (2)Why queer or lesbian couples shouldn't embrace dubious spousal hiring incentives.
authors.affiliation: Communication Studies, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada.
authors.forename: Chantal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nadeau
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D018452:Homosexuality, Female; D006801:Humans; D008393:Marriage; D010560:Personnel Selection; D012944:Social Support; D018454:Spouses; D014481:United States; D014495:Universities; D014933:Women's Rights; D014931:Women, Working; D017132:Workplace