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Professor of History, Literature, and the Arts
Faculty Suite C
Thomas John Roach
I came to Bryant in 2006 after receiving my PhD in Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society from the University of Minnesota. My first book, Friendship as a Way of Life: Foucault, AIDS, and the Politics of Shared Estrangement, was published by SUNY Press in 2012. My second book, Screen Love: Queer Intimacies in the Grindr Era, will be published by SUNY Press in 2021.
Degrees Awarded
Ph D, University of Minnesota
MA, University of Minnesota
BA, Boston College
Ph D, University of Minnesota
MA, University of Minnesota
BA, Boston College
Selected Publications
Roach, T., "Ridding Oneself of Mad Masters", GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies, 2016.
Roach, T., “Becoming Fungible: Queer Intimacies in Social Media.” , Qui Parle: Critical Humanities and Social Sciences , 2015.
Roach, T., "Cruel Queer Optimism", Cultural Critique, 2013.
Roach, T., Friendship as a Way of Life: Foucault, AIDS, and the Politics of Shared Estrangement, State University of New York Press, 2012.
Roach, T., Make Live and Let Die: Foucault, Biopolitics, and the Art of Dying Well, Routledge; Taylor and Francis.
Roach, T., Queer Forms, ASAP.
Roach, T., Screen Love: Queer Intimacies in the Age of Social Media, State University of New York Press.
Roach, T., Screen Love: Queer Intimacies in the Grindr Era, State University of New York Press.
Roach, T., “Virtual Presents, Future Strangers: The Art of Recategorization in the Work of Leo Bersani and Juan Pablo Echeverri", Postmodern Culture.
Roach, T., “Virtual Presents, Future Strangers: The Art of Recategorization in the Work of Leo Bersani and Juan Pablo Echeverri", Postmodern Culture, 2024.
Roach, T., "Fascination", differences: a journal of feminist and cultural studies, 2023.
Kumamoto, I., "Queer People Have Mastered Sexual Friendships", mic.com, 2022.
Roach, T., Make Live and Let Die: Michel Foucault, Biopower, and the Art of Dying Well, Routledge, 2021.
Roach, T., Screen Love: Queer Intimacies in the Grindr Era, State University of New York Press, 2021.
Roach, T., “Shut Me Up in Grindr: Anticonfessional Discourse and Sensual Nonsense in MSM Media” , McGill-Queens University Press, 2019.
Roach, T., “The Best of All Possible Bersanis.” Review essay of The Essentialist Villain: On Leo Bersani by Mikko Tuhkanen. , Postmodern Culture, 2019.
Roach, T., “Shut Me Up in Grindr: Anticonfessional Discourse and Sensual Nonsense in MSM Media” , McGill-Queens University Press, 2018.
Roach, T., "Murderous Friends: Homosocial Excess in Alfred Hitchcock's Rope (1948) and Gus Van Sant's Elephant (2003)" , The Quarterly Review of Film and Video, 2012.
Roach, T., "Ridding Oneself of Mad Masters", GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies, 2016.
Roach, T., “Becoming Fungible: Queer Intimacies in Social Media.” , Qui Parle: Critical Humanities and Social Sciences , 2015.
Roach, T., "Cruel Queer Optimism", Cultural Critique, 2013.
Roach, T., Friendship as a Way of Life: Foucault, AIDS, and the Politics of Shared Estrangement, State University of New York Press, 2012.
Roach, T., Make Live and Let Die: Foucault, Biopolitics, and the Art of Dying Well, Routledge; Taylor and Francis.
Roach, T., Queer Forms, ASAP.
Roach, T., Screen Love: Queer Intimacies in the Age of Social Media, State University of New York Press.
Roach, T., Screen Love: Queer Intimacies in the Grindr Era, State University of New York Press.
Roach, T., “Virtual Presents, Future Strangers: The Art of Recategorization in the Work of Leo Bersani and Juan Pablo Echeverri", Postmodern Culture.
Roach, T., “Virtual Presents, Future Strangers: The Art of Recategorization in the Work of Leo Bersani and Juan Pablo Echeverri", Postmodern Culture, 2024.
Roach, T., "Fascination", differences: a journal of feminist and cultural studies, 2023.
Kumamoto, I., "Queer People Have Mastered Sexual Friendships", mic.com, 2022.
Roach, T., Make Live and Let Die: Michel Foucault, Biopower, and the Art of Dying Well, Routledge, 2021.
Roach, T., Screen Love: Queer Intimacies in the Grindr Era, State University of New York Press, 2021.
Roach, T., “Shut Me Up in Grindr: Anticonfessional Discourse and Sensual Nonsense in MSM Media” , McGill-Queens University Press, 2019.
Roach, T., “The Best of All Possible Bersanis.” Review essay of The Essentialist Villain: On Leo Bersani by Mikko Tuhkanen. , Postmodern Culture, 2019.
Roach, T., “Shut Me Up in Grindr: Anticonfessional Discourse and Sensual Nonsense in MSM Media” , McGill-Queens University Press, 2018.
Roach, T., "Murderous Friends: Homosocial Excess in Alfred Hitchcock's Rope (1948) and Gus Van Sant's Elephant (2003)" , The Quarterly Review of Film and Video, 2012.
Awards and Honors
Bryant University Merit Award, 2016
The TOBY Award, 2016
Bryant University Merit Award, 2016
The TOBY Award, 2016
Teaching Interests
Gender and Sexuality Studies, Continental Philosophy, Cultural Studies, Social Media
Gender and Sexuality Studies, Continental Philosophy, Cultural Studies, Social Media
Research Interests
Gender and Sexuality Studies, Continental Philosophy, Cultural Studies, Social Media
Gender and Sexuality Studies, Continental Philosophy, Cultural Studies, Social Media
Professional Memberships
Modern Language Association
Society for Cinema and Media Studies
Modern Language Association
Society for Cinema and Media Studies