ALEXANDER DOTY

DOTY Alexander M Doty passed away on August 5, 2012 after being struck by a motorcycle while on vacation in Bermuda. He was 58 years old. Alex was born in a military hospital in Waltham, Massachusetts, and after moving about in an "Army Brat" childhood he later likened to a theatrical road show, his family settled in west Texas, where Alex eventually received his B.A. in English with highest honors from the University of Texas-El Paso. He earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in English from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, where he wrote a dissertation on Alfred Hitchcock's 1940s films under the supervision on Robert Carringer. In 2008 Alex became Professor of Gender Studies and Communication and Culture at Indiana University in Bloomington, where he was Chair of the Department of Communication and Culture at the time of his death. His joint membership in both departments allowed Alex to bring his interests in film and media and LGBTQ studies harmoniously together and he very quickly created a vibrant community of students and colleagues devoted to him and his work. As he often noted, he was excited to be affiliated with the university that had supported Dr. Alfred C. Kinsey's pioneering work in sexuality studies and was especially honored to become a member of the Kinsey Institute's Board of Trustees once he joined the faculty. He previously taught at the American University in Cairo, The University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, and at Cornell University (where he held a post-doctoral fellowship in the Society for the Humanities) before working for many years at Lehigh University, where he also served as Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Chair of the Department of English. Alex is preceded in death by his father, Earl C Doty and leaves behind his mother, Rosanna Doty from El Paso Texas, two sisters, Maria Holmes (Richard), Barbara Braudaway (Glynn) two brothers, Arthur Doty (Virginia), Robert Doty (Gina), and numerous nieces and nephews, as well as a vast network of friends, colleagues, and students all over the world, who have been empowered by his work and inspired by his personal example: he was an exceptionally generous scholar and person, whose research and activism were deeply intertwined. The family would like to personally thank his dear friends Patricia Ingham and Robert (Bob) Jacobs who have been of great help and comfort during this difficult time....as well as the nurses and doctors in the ICU at the King Edward VII Hospital in Bermuda, the Bermuda Authorities who were of great assistance with the details for Alex's return home and the American Consulate. A memorial service will be planned at a later date at Indiana University in Bloomington. Memorial contributions may be made to the Indiana University Foundation in care of the Alexander Doty Memorial Fellowship, P.O. Box 500, Bloomington. IN, 47402.