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Kent L. Brintnall is an Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, with affiliate status in Women's & Gender Studies. His research and teaching focus on gender/sexuality studies, queer theory, psychoanalysis, and critical theory. He is the author of Ecce Homo: The Male-Body-in-Pain as Redemptive Figure (2011) and co-editor of multiple volumes, including Negative Ecstasies (2015) and Sexual Disorientations (2017). His current projects explore constitutive violence through the works of Bersani, Laplanche, Edelman, and Bataille. He teaches courses on Jesus films and has written extensively on pedagogical approaches to trauma in religious education.
Key research areas include intersections of religion and queer theory, psychoanalytic frameworks, and ethical dimensions of teaching traumatic materials. His blog posts for the Wabash Center reflect his engagement with contemporary issues in higher education, such as adapting curricula to address societal crises and balancing intellectual rigor with student well-being.
