About me
Dr. Thomas Kurtz’s research investigates how music and performance functioned as a catalyst for social justice during prominent social movements, with a particular focus among the Queer community in the San Francisco Bay Area. He’s held teaching positions at San Antonio College, and the University of Texas at Austin, and he currently teaches within the Performing Arts & Social Justice department at the University of San Francisco, as well as at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
As an interdisciplinary scholar, Dr. Kurtz’s work as an educator, curator, and researcher thrives at the intersection of popular music, social change, cultural-consciousness, and broader cultural/societal movements. Expanding from faculty instruction in higher education to community workshops, he aims to continue this work with accessibility at the forefront.
