Kalle Westerling is a performance and theatre scholar, currently working on his dissertation at The Graduate Center, CUNY, concerning male-identified bodies in burlesque and boylesque in the 20th and 21st centuries. He co-directs the Scholars project for the The Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory (HASTAC). He is the Chair of Programming on the Board of Directors for CLAGS: The Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies. Read his full CV here.