Gender & Sexuality

"As far as I'm concerned, being any gender is a drag." — Patti Smith

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  But It Feels So Real to Me

  Juan Ecchi’s novel ‘Dryback’ investigates the ways porn has eroded men’s capacity for real connection.

  Sam FranziniMar 21

  • Fiction

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  The Weirdness of the Archive, the Possibilities of the Present

  On the global resurgence of feminist film curating collectives.

  Maggie HennefeldMar 19

  • Film

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • History

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  Untidy Feminist Entanglements

  In the 13th essay of the Legacies of Eugenics series, Margaret R. Eby shows how, during feminism’s first wave, white women physicians became the unlikely standard-bearers of eugenics.

  Margaret R. EbyMar 15

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • History

  • Politics

  • Science & Technology

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  A Romance You Watch in Secret

  The Russian-language reception of Crave’s ‘Heated Rivalry’ shows how tenderness, desire, and character complexity shape a phenomenon that transcends borders.

  Olga NechaevaMar 14

  • Television

  • Cultural Studies

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  Reading (and Shopping) with Angela McRobbie

  A reflection on the Birmingham School cultural studies scholar’s vision of girlhood.

  Rose Higham-StaintonMar 2

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Cultural Studies

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  Shame Never Works

  In a new Archive post, Noemí Fierros scoops a second helping of discourse on ‘Feast: True Love in and out of the Kitchen’ by Hannah Howard.

  Noemí FierrosFeb 28

  • Food & Drink

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  Sweating It Out

  The history of experiencing life as a sweaty body in steamy queer spaces.

  Calvin GimpelevichFeb 25

  • Memoir & Essay

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  Sex in the City: Istanbul 1923

  A cheerful collection of Turkish erotica, translated by Burcu Karahan, offers insights into early 20th-century sexuality in Istanbul.

  Kaya GençFeb 17

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Fiction

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  Sister Acts: Why Nuns Are Showing Up Everywhere

  What’s familiar and what’s new about our current fascination with the figure and the mystery of the nun, from Rosalía to self-help books.

  Alexandra VeriniJan 28

  • Philosophy & Religion

  • Cultural Studies

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  Toward a Feminism Without Gender

  Monique Wittig’s novels ‘The Lesbian Body’ and ‘Across the Acheron’ have just received new editions that reflect the feminist thinker’s ongoing cultural impact.

  Gabriel Ojeda-SaguéJan 12

  • Fiction

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  Made for Strength

  Irene Katz Connelly argues for a new approach to witch hysteria via two recent novels, Olga Ravn’s ‘The Wax Child’ and Irene Solà’s ‘I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness.’

  Irene Katz ConnellyJan 10

  • SF

  • Politics

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  A New Cinematic Language for Trans Life

  Chris Shields speaks with filmmaker Louise Weard about her ‘Castration Movie’ series.

  Chris ShieldsJan 10

  • Film

  • Gender & Sexuality