Yasmin Nair

American Gay: Pete Buttigieg and the Politics of Forgetting

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date June 18, 2019

Excerpt: The problem with Pete Buttigieg is not that he is homonormative or assimilationist, but that he represents a new will to forgetfulness on the part of the United States, a will embedded in a desire to recreate not just this country but the world in the cast of a new, gayer imperialism.

Academia

On Graduation

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date May 21, 2019

I grew weary of all the anti-intellectualism around education, so prevalent even among some leftists who are calling for an end to academia. Here’s a really short version of a “graduation speech” of sorts.

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Feminism Film, Art, Television, and Media

On That Game of Thrones Finale

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date May 21, 2019

It’s like hooking up with an ex who is only bound to disappoint.

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Chicago Chronicles Gay Marriage Queer Politics, Culture, and History Reporting

“Forget Stonewall,” in The Gay and Lesbian Review

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date April 27, 2019

The point in forgetting Stonewall is to hold on to the much more difficult task of thinking about “event-ness” and history in more complicated ways.

Capitalism, Class, Inequality Chicago Chronicles Film, Art, Television, and Media Race, Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

MAGA Country: Streeterville and the Jussie Smollett Story

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date March 28, 2019

The city of Chicago is central to this story, but it has been ignored in all the coverage.

Capitalism, Class, Inequality

Believe in Something: Corporate Wokeness Is Now Big Business

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date March 1, 2019

Corporate wokeness is now big business, quite literally.

Updates

Polyamory, Gay Nonprofits, Cindy McCain, Mary Poppins, and More: Update, February 22

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date February 23, 2019

Capitalism, Class, Inequality On Books and Publishing Queer Politics, Culture, and History

Should I Stay or Should I Go?: Review of Gay Inc

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date February 20, 2019

The nonprofit world runs on the fumes of exhaustion, desperate hope, and a general sense of futility exuded by its denizens.

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Current Affairs Podcast: Trauma, Diversity, Comedy and the Non-profit Industrial Complex

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date February 20, 2019

Capitalism, Class, Inequality Feminism Gay Marriage On Books and Publishing Queer Politics, Culture, and History Race, Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Polyamory Is Gay Marriage for Straight People

Post author By Yasmin Nair
Post date February 15, 2019

Excerpt: The problem with relationships is not that individuals engage in them in particular ways, but that systems compel individuals to relate to each other in particular ways.