Although incest in particular isn’t a core concern of mine, a lot of my interests lie in how people imagine non-normative and explicitly taboo romances. It really is an interest in h […]
Through an extensive study of indigenous writing, Clare Bradford attempts to lay bare the complex ways in which indigenous writers resist the systematic colonization of their culture. This arises from a core […]
Reading through Tribunella just invokes an appreciation for a good close reading. Other respondents have already noted that this article is a move to queer the canon through a historical recognition of gay […]
Continuing (and maybe confirming?) your line of questioning on Rand’s pool of sources, I also found it odd for her not to include stories that contradict a lot of what her queer speakers were saying. The only […]
It was very difficult to read Rand’s work and not gush at both what she does and what I can remember about Barbie. But the most exciting thing about this chapter are Rand’s effort to continuously challenge the mod […]
I agree with both of you that Reid-Pharr does well with his use of sexual imagery. I don’t actually think medium has much to do with oversharing, but thought that this […]
Firstly, I think questioning the transitional moment(s) towards womanhood is wonderful topic for discussion. Do you intend to address the biological answer to this question? Periods have long been understood as […]
1) In his open and unapologetic (?) discussion of racist values within gay desire, McBride spends the first 6 pages framing the chapter. This extensive reflection on the topic of discussion, the gay marketplace of […]
I think we could benefit to have more scholarly conversations around the psychology of over-sharing moments. This article is a quick way into that conversation.
However, the lack of proper citations makes me […]
1. Perhaps the shortest answer is this: If you are willing to share any particular information online to a group of people whom you can questionably call off on you fingers, then it wasn’t so private a piece of […]
1) The following section, Resolving the Tension, does address this issue of trust. Namely, this reoccurring assumption that trust = a vow of absolute silence. Mills notes that “it wouldn’t make sense to tell [her] […]