Gender & Sexuality

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

BTS: Permission to Desire
Rani Neutill discusses the euphoric affect of BTS for Gen-X women.
Rani NeutillFeb 17, 2023
- Gender & Sexuality
- Music
On the Gender Trouble of “Loving Highsmith”
Rox Samer reviews the documentary “Loving Highsmith” and highlights the trans resonances in Patricia Highsmith’s life and work.
Rox SamerFeb 16, 2023
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
History of Smut: On Kelsy Burke’s “The Pornography Wars”
Whitney Strub considers Kelsy Burke’s “The Pornography Wars: The Past, Present, and Future of America’s Obscene Obsession.”
Whitney StrubJan 24, 2023
All Hail the Guilty Pleasures: On Ali Liebegott’s “Rooms and Other Feelings”
Michelle Tea reflects on the paintings of artist and writer Ali Liebegott in the exhibition “Rooms and Other Feelings.”
Michelle TeaJan 13, 2023
- Art & Architecture
- Gender & Sexuality
Whatever Weapon: On Gender and Italian Literature
Janna Brancolini discusses the dynamic relationship between restrictive Italian gender roles, Italy’s biggest literary prize, and the nation's history of women writers, who have rarely won it.
Janna BrancoliniDec 23, 2022
Witness to Atrocity: On Sarah Polley’s “Women Talking”
Ryan Coleman reviews Sarah Polley’s film adaptation of Miriam Toews’s “Women Talking.”
Ryan ColemanDec 22, 2022
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
Not a Transition: On Andrea Pallaoro’s “Monica”
Eva Pensis reviews Andrea Pallaoro’s film “Monica.”
Eva PensisDec 9, 2022
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
Open Season on Husbands: Female Revenge Movies of the Long 1990s
Isabelle Lang and Laura Valenza revisit the 1990s feminist revenge plot and its bearing on today’s domestic violence laws.
Isabelle Lang, Laura ValenzaNov 25, 2022
When a Girl Is a Gun: On Joanna Walsh’s “My Life as a Godard Movie”
Jamie Hood reviews Joanna Walsh’s memoir-critical hybrid, “My Life as a Godard Movie.”
Jamie HoodNov 24, 2022
The Avenging Goddess of Screenwriters: Remembering Mary C. McCall Jr.
J. E. Smyth commemorates a landmark anniversary of forgotten screenwriter and guild president, the sharp-tongued, blacklisted Mary McCall.
J. E. SmythNov 18, 2022
The Mandates of Magic: On Timeka N. Tounsel’s “Branding Black Womanhood”
What are the mandates of Black Girl Magic? Leigh-Michil George looks at the history of “Essence” magazine and the complicated personal politics of representation in an essay about Timeka N. Tounsel’s “Branding Black Womanhood: Media Citizenship from Black Power to Black Girl Magic.”
Leigh-Michil GeorgeNov 10, 2022
Nightmares Worth Indulging: On Feminist Press’s “It Came from the Closet”
Grace Byron reviews “It Came from the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror” from Feminist Press and editor Joe Vallese.
Grace ByronNov 4, 2022