Gender & Sexuality

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

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
In the Margins: A Conversation with Kate Zambreno
Sara Black McCulloch speaks to Kate Zambreno, author of “Screen Tests,” a collection of stories and other writing.
Sara Black McCullochSep 13, 2019
- Fiction
- Gender & Sexuality
Our Memories, Ourselves: On “Indelible in the Hippocampus: Writings from the Me Too Movement”
Yxta Maya Murray reviews “Indelible in the Hippocampus: Writings from the Me Too Movement,” edited by Shelly Oria.
Yxta Maya MurraySep 12, 2019
Bewitched by “Olivia”
Kyle Stevens considers the 1951 film “Olivia,” an obscure queer classic from an under-appreciated.
Kyle StevensSep 12, 2019
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
“Sometimes Women Do Like Women”: On Nancy K. Miller’s “My Brilliant Friends”
Nancy Miller’s deep exploration of female friendship, and the role of death in friendship, is a welcome and extraordinary addition to an impoverished genre.
Jenny McPheeSep 11, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Memoir & Essay
Anti-Labor Politics
Anna Kryczka, Meredith Goldsmith, and Catherine Liu believe Jenny Brown’s “Birth Strike” still has some work to do.
Anna Kryczka, Catherine Liu, Meredith GoldsmithSep 9, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics
Why Are Women So Mean to Infertile Women?
Amy Klein reviews Alexandra Kimball's "The Seed: Infertility Is a Feminist Issue."
Amy KleinSep 5, 2019
Women in Knots: A Conversation with Sarah Rose Etter
Kate Durbin speaks to Sarah Rose Etter about her debut novel, “The Book of X.”
Kate DurbinSep 4, 2019
“Your Wireless Network”: Grappling with Hormones
Leslie Kendall Dye reviews "Aroused: A History of Hormones and How They Control Just About Everything" by Randi Hutter Epstein.
Leslie Kendall DyeAug 24, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Science & Technology
The Dehumanizing Politics of Likability
Teow Lim Goh explores the traumas, injustices, and dehumanizing cruelty embedded in the culture and politics of likability.
Teow Lim GohAug 21, 2019