Gender & Sexuality

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

On “Coming of Age”: Margaret Mead’s Correspondence and the Biographical Problem
Deborah Blum’s new biography of anthropologist Margaret Mead poses questions about the ethical underpinnings of early fieldwork and the genre of biography.
Megan TuslerSep 23, 2017
Trust and Violence in “Beach Rats”
Francey Russell reviews Eliza Hittman's new film.
Francey RussellSep 21, 2017
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
Vastness in Microfiction: An Interview with Jennifer Tseng
Gabrielle Bellot interviews Jennifer Tseng about her new collection of flash fiction, “The Passion of Woo & Isolde.”
Gabrielle BellotSep 21, 2017
- Fiction
- Gender & Sexuality
Please Be Nice to Me: Navigating History, Mystery, and Desire in Chris Kraus’s “After Kathy Acker”
In the first authorized biography of Kathy Acker, Chris Kraus digs beneath the myths around the avant-garde heroine.
Anna IoanesSep 11, 2017
- Biography & Autobiography
- Gender & Sexuality
Girls and Men: On Svetlana Alexievich’s “The Unwomanly Face of War”
Oksana Maksymchuk and Max Rosochinsky consider “The Unwomanly Face of War” by Svetlana Alexievich.
Max Rosochinsky, Oksana MaksymchukSep 8, 2017
Strange Bedfellows: Queers, Conservatives, Catholics
Jonathan Alexander ponders homophobia in Islam and Christianity.
Jonathan AlexanderAug 28, 2017
The Return of Fun: BOOM! Box Comics Make Progressive Politics Entertaining
Aaron Kashtan looks at the many innovative and noteworthy comics coming out of BOOM! Box imprint.
Aaron KashtanAug 20, 2017
Writing the Female Mind: On Madeleine Bourdouxhe’s “La Femme de Gilles”
Tess McNulty reviews Madeleine Bourdouxhe's "La Femme de Gilles," recently republished by Melville House.
Tess McNultyAug 13, 2017
The Feminist Uses of Narrative Fiction: Jill Filipovic’s “The H-Spot” and the Search for Women’s Happiness
Jill Filipovic’s latest rehearses the arguments we’ve heard before, but the stories of the women she interviews show the real power of feminist imagination.
Alexandra VeriniAug 10, 2017
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics
Breaking New Ground in Women’s “Paths to Fulfillment”: A Conversation with Ruthellen Josselson
Kitty Lindsay talks to psychologist Ruthellen Josselson about her 35-year-long examination of the ways women define themselves.
Kitty LindsayAug 5, 2017
- Gender & Sexuality
Gaming Gone Queer
A new collection of essays probes how queerness intersects with the video game as an industry and an art form.
Marcus Tran DegnanAug 3, 2017
- Cultural Studies
- Gender & Sexuality
Rwandan Women Rising: A Model for a More Inclusive Democracy?
Kathleen B. Jones review “Rwandan Women Rising” and discusses it with its author, Swanee Hunt.
Kathleen B. JonesJul 26, 2017