Brian Burtch
- Affiliation: Simon Fraser University
Dr. Brian Burtch is a Professor in the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University. He is also an associate member in the Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies at SFU, and an adjunct professor in the Department of Justice Studies at the University of Regina. His books include Trials of Labour: The Re-emergence of Midwifery (1994), The Sociology of Law (2003), and the third edition of Law in Society: Canadian Readings (2010), co-edited with Dr. Nick Larsen.
Books by Brian Burtch
Get That Freak
Homophobia and Transphobia in High Schools
Brian Burtch, Rebecca Haskell
Bullying in schools has garnered significant attention recently, but despite this, little has been said about the occurrence of homophobic and transphobic bullying in Canadian high schools. Get That Freak fills that gap by exploring the experiences of bullying among youth who identify or are identified as queer. Through interviews with recent high school graduates in British Columbia, Haskell and Burtch share stories of physical, verbal and emotional harassment, and offer important insights into… (more information)