Sean Metzger is generally interested in the intersections of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity and national belonging as constructed through film, theatre and performance. Trained as a comparatist before moving his doctoral studies to a theatre department, Sean continues to teach broadly in (and out of) the Western dramatic canon as well as late 19th-21st century American and Francophone literature and cinema. His writing focuses on Asian/American cultural production, with an emphasis on US-China relations and the Chinese diaspora. At Duke, Sean is affiliated with the Asian/Pacific Studies Institute, the program in Film/Video/ Digital and the program in Women’s Studies as well as the departments of English and Theatre Studies. In 05-06, he will convene a Critical US Studies seminar “Race-ing Through Intersections” and serve as co-director for the Center for Asian and Asian American Studies with the fabulous Anne Allison. Prior to his arrival in the South, Sean served as adjunct faculty at Antioch University (BA program), Loyola Marymount (departments of American Cultures and Theatre) and the USC School of Theatre. He also spent three years working in social services at the LA Gay & Lesbian and as an independent consultant to school districts and other non-profit institutions. A closeted actor and director, Sean occasionally creeps on or behind stage.