Gender & Sexuality

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

Auspicious Conflagrations: The Heat of Women’s Anger
Bean Gilsdorf joins the chorus of women speaking about their anger, so that they can do something about it.
Bean GilsdorfNov 2, 2019
Open to Critique: An Interview with Jeremy O. Harris
Christopher Shinn talks to Jeremy O. Harris about his recent plays “‘Daddy’” and “Slave Play.”
Christopher ShinnNov 1, 2019
- Art & Architecture
- Gender & Sexuality
East of Eden: On Rachel Monroe’s “Savage Appetites”
Ellen Wayland-Smith reviews Rachel Monroe’s “Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession.”
Ellen Wayland-SmithOct 31, 2019
- Cultural Studies
- Gender & Sexuality
The Trouble with “Adam”
The teen film “Adam” turns complex issues of trans visibility into a vacuous sex farce.
Caden Mark GardnerOct 26, 2019
Circuit: Queer Pleasure as Queer Memory
Joe Osmundson lyrically deploys circuit metaphors to describe how new anti-virals are re-wiring the gay dance circuit in post-AIDS New York.
Joseph OsmundsonOct 22, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Science & Technology
Letter to the Editor: Jenny Brown Responds to “Anti-Labor Politics”
Jenny Brown responds to Meredith Goldsmith, Anna Kryczka, and Catherine Liu’s “Anti-Labor Politics,” and the writers respond to her criticism.
Anna Kryczka, Catherine Liu, Jenny Brown, Meredith GoldsmithOct 15, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics
Out of Sartre’s Shadow
Skye C. Cleary reviews Kate Kirkpatrick's new biography of Simone de Beauvoir, "Becoming Beauvoir: A Life."
Skye C. ClearyOct 8, 2019
On Sex Without Identity: Feminist Politics and Sexual Difference
Isabel Ortiz and Bernadette Grubner talk to philosopher Alenka Zupančič about ontological inconsistency and #MeToo.
Bernadette Grubner, Isabel OrtizOct 7, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Philosophy & Religion
A Utopian Space Within the Dystopian World: On Tina Horn and Michael Dowling’s “SFSX”
JB Brager reviews “SFSX,” written and drawn by Tina Horn and Michael Dowling.
JB BragerOct 5, 2019
Demythologizing Testosterone
A new book tackles cultural stereotypes about masculinity and aggression.
Linda Roland DanilOct 4, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Science & Technology
What’s Love Got to Do with It? On “Pride and Prejudice” and “Fanny Hill”
Emily Janakiram rethinks our romantic attachments to the “love stories” of John Cleland’s “Fanny Hill” and Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.”
Emily JanakiramSep 26, 2019
Looking for Léontine: My Obsession with a Forgotten Screen Queen
Professor and programmer Maggie Hennefeld explores the world of forgotten silent film actresses and archivists’ struggles to rediscover lost film art.
Maggie HennefeldSep 24, 2019
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality