Dr. Alan Sears
Areas of Expertise
sexuality; theory; social movements; work; education
Research
Alan’s has written or co-written three books and a number of articles and chapters focussing on social change, inequality and ways of knowing. His academic research is connected to his activist engagements in movements for social justice. He is currently working on a book on sexual liberation beyond equality rights.
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Community & Professional Service
- Alan is an activist in a variety of social justice organizations
- His activist writing is published in the New Socialist webzine, (external link, opens in new window) The Bullet, (external link, opens in new window) Briarpatch magazine (external link, opens in new window) and other places
Recent & Selected Publications
Sears, A. 2025. Eros and Alienation: Capitalism and the Making of Gendered Sexualities. (external link, opens in new window) London: Pluto Press.
Sears, A. and J. Cairns. 2015. A Good Book in Theory: Making Sense through Inquiry (external link) (3rd ed.). Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
Sears, A. 2014. The Next New Left: A History of the Future. (external link) Winnipeg: Fernwood Press.
Cairns, J. and A. Sears. 2012. The Democratic Imagination: Envisioning Popular Power in the Twenty-First Century. (external link) Toronto: University of Toronto Press
Sears, A. 2003. Retooling the Mind Factory: Education in a Lean State. (external link) Toronto: University of Toronto Press.