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	'''Beert C. Verstraete''' (b. 2 April 1944, Zwolle, The Netherlands) is a Dutch‑Canadian classicist who immigrated to Canada in 1958, earned his PhD in Classics at the University of Toronto in 1972, and spent his academic career at Acadia University (Wolfville, Nova Scotia) from 1978 until his retirement in 2011 (tenure 1983; full professor 1991; department chair 1990–2000 and 2006–2009). His research focuses on Roman literature, Erasmus/Renaissance Latin, and (especially) homosexuality and [[Pederasty\|pederasty]] in Greco‑Roman antiquity. He co‑authored ''The Age of Marriage in Ancient Rome'' (2003), co‑edited ''Same‑Sex Desire and Love in Greco‑Roman Antiquity and in the Classical Tradition of the West'' (2005/2006)<ref>[https://books.google.com/books/about/Same_Sex_Desire_and_Love_in_Greco_Roman.html?id=GJJ9AwAAQBAJ Google Books: Same‑Sex Desire and Love…].</ref>, co‑edited (with Thomas K. Hubbard) ''Censoring Sex Research: The Debate over Male Intergenerational Relations'' (2013)<ref>[https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9781315432458/censoring-sex-research-thomas-hubbard-beert-verstraete Routledge page for Censoring Sex Research]</ref>. He has been openly gay since the early 1970s and was active in gay and lesbian rights on campus.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210122065246/http://williamapercy.com/wiki/index.php?title=Beert_Verstraete Beert Verstraete — William A. Percy (bio)]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200807005806/http://williamapercy.com/wiki/index.php?title=On_Beert_Verstraete On Beert Verstraete — William A. Percy (full CV)]</ref><ref>[https://beertverstraete.yolasite.com/bio.php Personal bio (yolasite)]</ref>		[[File:Beert.JPG\|thumb\|Beert C. Verstraete]] __NOTOC__'''Beert C. Verstraete''' (b. 2 April 1944, Zwolle, The Netherlands) is a Dutch‑Canadian classicist who immigrated to Canada in 1958, earned his PhD in Classics at the University of Toronto in 1972, and spent his academic career at Acadia University (Wolfville, Nova Scotia) from 1978 until his retirement in 2011 (tenure 1983; full professor 1991; department chair 1990–2000 and 2006–2009). His research focuses on Roman literature, Erasmus/Renaissance Latin, and (especially) homosexuality and [[Pederasty\|pederasty]] in Greco‑Roman antiquity. He co‑authored ''The Age of Marriage in Ancient Rome'' (2003), co‑edited ''Same‑Sex Desire and Love in Greco‑Roman Antiquity and in the Classical Tradition of the West'' (2005/2006)<ref>[https://books.google.com/books/about/Same_Sex_Desire_and_Love_in_Greco_Roman.html?id=GJJ9AwAAQBAJ Google Books: Same‑Sex Desire and Love…].</ref>, co‑edited (with Thomas K. Hubbard) ''Censoring Sex Research: The Debate over Male Intergenerational Relations'' (2013)<ref>[https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9781315432458/censoring-sex-research-thomas-hubbard-beert-verstraete Routledge page for Censoring Sex Research]</ref>. He has been openly gay since the early 1970s and was active in gay and lesbian rights on campus.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210122065246/http://williamapercy.com/wiki/index.php?title=Beert_Verstraete Beert Verstraete — William A. Percy (bio)]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200807005806/http://williamapercy.com/wiki/index.php?title=On_Beert_Verstraete On Beert Verstraete — William A. Percy (full CV)]</ref><ref>[https://beertverstraete.yolasite.com/bio.php Personal bio (yolasite)]</ref>

	== Selected works ==		== Selected works ==
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	*'''Homosexuality in Ancient Greek and Roman Civilization: A Critical Bibliography''' (1977).		*'''Homosexuality in Ancient Greek and Roman Civilization: A Critical Bibliography''' (1977).
	*'''Slavery and the Social Dynamics of Male Homosexual Relations in Ancient Rome''' (1980).		*'''Slavery and the Social Dynamics of Male Homosexual Relations in Ancient Rome''' (1980).
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	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20220320154442/http://williamapercy.com/wiki/images/Uniqueness_of_Willem_de_Merode.pdf The Uniqueness of Willem de Mérode’s Poetry of Boy-love: A (Dutch-Canadian) Classicist's Perspective by Beert C. Verstraete, Professor Emeritus of Classics at Arcadia University] (PDF)		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20220320154442/http://williamapercy.com/wiki/images/Uniqueness_of_Willem_de_Merode.pdf The Uniqueness of Willem de Mérode’s Poetry of Boy-love: A (Dutch-Canadian) Classicist's Perspective by Beert C. Verstraete, Professor Emeritus of Classics at Arcadia University] (PDF)
	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200929121019/http://www.williamapercy.com/wiki/index.php?title=Unabridged_review_of_Craig_Williams%27_Roman_Homosexuality Unabridged review of Craig Williams' Roman Homosexuality] (williamapercy.com)		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200929121019/http://www.williamapercy.com/wiki/index.php?title=Unabridged_review_of_Craig_Williams%27_Roman_Homosexuality Unabridged review of Craig Williams' Roman Homosexuality] (williamapercy.com)

			==See also==
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			*[[Allyn Walker]]
			*[[Stephen Kershnar]]
			*[[Richard Yuill]]
			*[[Leonardo Arce Vidal]]
			*[[Karl Andersson]]
			*[[Chris Brand]]
			*[[Thomas Hubbard]]
			*[[Bruce Rind]]

			</div>

	== References ==		== References ==

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	*'''[[Censoring Sex Research\|Censoring Sex Research: The Debate over Male Intergenerational Relations]].''' (Edited volume with [[Thomas Hubbard\|Thomas K. Hubbard]], 2013)		*'''[[Censoring Sex Research\|Censoring Sex Research: The Debate over Male Intergenerational Relations]].''' (Edited volume with [[Thomas Hubbard\|Thomas K. Hubbard]], 2013)
	*'''Only Connect: A Memoir'''(2016) (self‑published on his site; includes a substantial section on Greek paederasty). [https://beertverstraete.yolasite.com/resources/ONLY%20CONNECT%2C%20A%20MEMOIR.pdf PDF].		*'''Only Connect: A Memoir'''(2016) (self‑published on his site; includes a substantial section on Greek paederasty). [https://beertverstraete.yolasite.com/resources/ONLY%20CONNECT%2C%20A%20MEMOIR.pdf PDF].

			=== Archived articles ===
			*[https://web.archive.org/web/20220211172619/http://www.williamapercy.com/wiki/index.php?title=Reassessing_Roman_Pederasty_in_Relation_to_Roman_Slavery:_The_Portrayal_of_Pueri_Delicati_in_the_Love-Poetry_of_Catullus,Tibullus,_and_Horace Reassessing Roman Pederasty in Relation to Roman Slavery: The Portrayal of Pueri Delicati in the Love-Poetry of Catullus,Tibullus, and Horace] (williamapercy.com)
			*[https://web.archive.org/web/20220320154442/http://williamapercy.com/wiki/images/Uniqueness_of_Willem_de_Merode.pdf The Uniqueness of Willem de Mérode’s Poetry of Boy-love: A (Dutch-Canadian) Classicist's Perspective by Beert C. Verstraete, Professor Emeritus of Classics at Arcadia University] (PDF)
			* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200929121019/http://www.williamapercy.com/wiki/index.php?title=Unabridged_review_of_Craig_Williams%27_Roman_Homosexuality Unabridged review of Craig Williams' Roman Homosexuality] (williamapercy.com)

	== References ==		== References ==

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'''Beert C. Verstraete''' (b. 2 April 1944, Zwolle, The Netherlands) is a Dutch‑Canadian classicist who immigrated to Canada in 1958, earned his PhD in Classics at the University of Toronto in 1972, and spent his academic career at Acadia University (Wolfville, Nova Scotia) from 1978 until his retirement in 2011 (tenure 1983; full professor 1991; department chair 1990–2000 and 2006–2009). His research focuses on Roman literature, Erasmus/Renaissance Latin, and (especially) homosexuality and [[Pederasty|pederasty]] in Greco‑Roman antiquity. He co‑authored ''The Age of Marriage in Ancient Rome'' (2003), co‑edited ''Same‑Sex Desire and Love in Greco‑Roman Antiquity and in the Classical Tradition of the West'' (2005/2006)<ref>[https://books.google.com/books/about/Same_Sex_Desire_and_Love_in_Greco_Roman.html?id=GJJ9AwAAQBAJ Google Books: Same‑Sex Desire and Love…].</ref>, co‑edited (with Thomas K. Hubbard) ''Censoring Sex Research: The Debate over Male Intergenerational Relations'' (2013)<ref>[https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9781315432458/censoring-sex-research-thomas-hubbard-beert-verstraete Routledge page for Censoring Sex Research]</ref>. He has been openly gay since the early 1970s and was active in gay and lesbian rights on campus.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210122065246/http://williamapercy.com/wiki/index.php?title=Beert_Verstraete Beert Verstraete — William A. Percy (bio)]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200807005806/http://williamapercy.com/wiki/index.php?title=On_Beert_Verstraete On Beert Verstraete — William A. Percy (full CV)]</ref><ref>[https://beertverstraete.yolasite.com/bio.php Personal bio (yolasite)]</ref>

== Selected works ==
*'''Homosexuality in Ancient Greek and Roman Civilization: A Critical Bibliography''' (1977).
*'''Slavery and the Social Dynamics of Male Homosexual Relations in Ancient Rome''' (1980).
*Handbook: '''Recent Studies on Homosexuality in Ancient Greek and Roman Civilization''' (1982).
*'''Male Homosexualities and Homosocial Arrangements in Roman Society and Literature''' (1987).
*'''Recent Scholarship on Homosexuality in the Greco‑Roman World''' (2000).
*'''The Age of Marriage in Ancient Rome''' (A monograph with Arnold A. Lelis and [[William Percy|William A. Percy]], 2003)
*'''New Pedagogy on Ancient Pederasty''' (2004).
*'''Same-Sex Desire and Love in Greco-Roman Antiquity and in the Classical Tradition of the West.''' (Edited volume with Vernon Provencal, 2006) Also published in the [[Journal of Homosexuality]], Volume 49, Numbers 3 / 4, 2005.
*'''[[Censoring Sex Research|Censoring Sex Research: The Debate over Male Intergenerational Relations]].''' (Edited volume with [[Thomas Hubbard|Thomas K. Hubbard]], 2013)
*'''Only Connect: A Memoir'''(2016) (self‑published on his site; includes a substantial section on Greek paederasty). [https://beertverstraete.yolasite.com/resources/ONLY%20CONNECT%2C%20A%20MEMOIR.pdf PDF].

== References ==

[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Gay]][[Category:Hysteria]][[Category:Research]][[Category:Research: Broader Perspectives]][[Category:People]][[Category:People: Academics]][[Category:People: Popular Authors]][[Category:Publications & Documents]][[Category:Pubs: Books]]