Raechel Jolie

(she/her or they/them)

  • Visiting Assistant Professor in Comparative American Studies and Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies

Areas of Study

Education

  • PhD, University of Minnesota
  • MA and BA, DePaul University

Biography

Raechel Jolie is a writer and educator. Her work focuses on social movements, critical and intersectional approaches to gender and sexuality, and media. She earned a PhD in critical media studies, with a minor in feminist & critical sexuality studies at the University of Minnesota.

Jolie’s writing has appeared in academic journals such as Qualitative Inquiry, Journal of Prison Education & Reentry, Feminist Media Studies, and others. Outside of academic publications, Jolie has written for The Baffler, Bitch, Teen Vogue, In These Times, and more. She is also the editor and co-creator of The Prison Arcana tarot zine, made in collaboration with incarcerated artists. Rust Belt Femme is her first memoir and received recognition in NPR’s Favorite Books of 2020, was a finalist in the Heartland Bookseller’s Award, and was the winner of the Independent Publisher Book Award in LGBTQ Nonfiction.

Fall 2024

Introduction to Queer Studies — CAST 207
Introduction to Queer Studies — GSFS 207
The Feminist Sex Wars: 50 Years Later — CAST 268
The Feminist Sex Wars: 50 Years Later — GSFS 268
Queering Prison Abolition and Transformative Justice — GSFS 335

Spring 2025

Introduction to Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies — GSFS 101
Introduction to Queer Studies — CAST 207
Introduction to Queer Studies — GSFS 207
Queer(ing) Media — CAST 212
Queer(ing) Media — GSFS 212