By Dawn Wolfe Gutterman
ART NOTE: RETZLOFF SAID HE WOULD SEND ME A PICTURE AUG. 1 IN THE MORNING
ANN ARBOR – Tim Retzloff, a former BTL assistant editor and prominent LGBT historian, is leaving Michigan to pursue his Ph.D. at Yale.
Retzloff's research on various aspects of Michigan queer history has appeared in GLQ, The Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History in America, the anthology "Creating a Place for Ourselves" and Between The Lines. He is also the online curator of the web exhibit Artifacts and Disclosures: Michigan's LGBT Heritage at www.lgbtheritage.org.
Retzloff said that he will be working at Yale with George Chauncey, "one of the premier LGBT historians in the country," and author of books including, "Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940."
"This is a big leap," said Retzloff of the move.
Retzloff has worked for the University of Michigan for 17 years. In 2005 he was awarded the Joan Heller-Diane Bernard Fellowship in Lesbian and Gay Studies by the National Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies.
Retzloff said that after he earns his Ph.D. he wants to become a professor, continue his research and teach.
"In some respects I'll continue what I have been doing, just in a more formal manner – and I'll be getting paid for it," Retzloff said.
