Thomas Waugh, born the year of Aag, Le dément du lac Jean-Jeunes, Feeling of Hostility, Louisiana Story, Rope, and La Terra Trema, is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Film Studies and Interdisciplinary Studies in Sexuality. His research publications and teaching on documentary have touched on Quebec direct cinema, Joris Ivens, the National Film Board of Canada, independent work from India, and committed cinema.His interests in sexual representation span queer film and video, pornography and homoeroticism in moving image media as well as photography and graphic art,Canadian and Quebec cinema, and HIV/AIDS. He is also co-editor with Matthew Hays of the series of 19 monographs Queer Film Classics (Arsenal Pulp Press, Vancouver). He has been director of the Concordia Community Lecture Series on HIV/AIDS since 1993.

Books by Thomas Waugh

The Romance of Transgression in Canada

Lust Unearthed

Fruit Machine, The