Gender & Sexuality

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

A “Christian Nation” with an Enlightenment Constitution
Alyson Claire Decker reviews Geoffrey R. Stone's "Sex and the Constitution."
Alyson Claire DeckerJun 10, 2017
- Gender & Sexuality
- Law
Facing Facts, Facing Reality: On Deborah Nelson’s “Tough Enough”
Deborah Nelson’s “Tough Enough” examines how intellectual powerhouses including Hannah Arendt, Susan Sontag, and Diane Arbus face reality head on.
Jacquelyn ArdamJun 8, 2017
- Gender & Sexuality
- Literary Criticism
Nothing Will Go Back: An Interview with Dr. Andrea Pető of Central European University
Stephanie Newman interviews Dr. Andrea Pető, a professor of Gender Studies at the Central European University in Budapest.
Stephanie NewmanJun 7, 2017
Facing the Feminist in the Mirror: On Sara Ahmed’s “Living a Feminist Life”
In all the messiness of Sara Ahmed's "Living a Feminist Life," it offers more than a healthy start.
Mariam RahmaniJun 6, 2017
Feminist Freedom Lies in Happiness
Heather Wood Rudulph speaks with Jill Filipovic about her new book, "The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness."
Heather Wood RudulphJun 5, 2017
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics
The Groves of Academe: On “Keep the Damned Women Out”
Andrew Seal on Nancy Weiss Malkiel's "'Keep the Damned Women Out': The Struggle for Coeducation."
Andrew SealJun 3, 2017
A Town’s Own Story: Édouard Louis’s “The End of Eddy”
Charlie Tyson on Édouard Louis's autobiographical novel.
Charlie TysonMay 28, 2017
- Fiction
- Gender & Sexuality
Notes on “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
Becca Rothfeld on the joyous camp of "RuPaul's Drag Race."
Becca RothfeldMay 24, 2017
- Gender & Sexuality
- Television
Navigating Identities Past and Present in Susan Faludi’s “In the Darkroom”
Will Clark on the complications of identity, history and the body in Susan Faludi’s “In the Darkroom.”
Will ClarkMay 20, 2017
- Gender & Sexuality
- Memoir & Essay
A Space for Pleasures of All Kinds: On “Cruising the Library”
Emily Drabinski explores normativity and the Library of Congress classification system in her review of Melissa Adler’s “Cruising the Library.”
Emily DrabinskiMay 14, 2017
- Cultural Studies
- Gender & Sexuality
“I Need You to Check Your Eyes”: Alex Dimitrov Gets Intimate
In “Together and by Ourselves,” Alex Dimitrov explores intimacy and its discontents.
Aaron GoldsmanMay 11, 2017
- Gender & Sexuality
- Poetry
Consider the Crocodile: Qiu Miaojin’s Lesbian Bestiary
Ari Larissa Heinrich explores the political moment and enduring legacy of Qiu Miaojin’s “Notes of a Crocodile.”
Ari Larissa HeinrichMay 7, 2017