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On Books and Publishing Politics

My Review of Joseph Massad’s Islam in Liberalism in Electronic Intifdad

This is a dense and densely argued book, in the best way.

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Politics Race, Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Hillary Clinton, Sexism, and Black Lives Matter

This is sexist bullshit, and we need to call it what it is.  

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Capitalism, Class, Inequality Film, Art, Television, and Media

Travel, Passports, and the Differences between Expats and Immigrants

Update, March 24, 2025: I wrote this a decade ago, and while matters have become much more stark for immigrants–and even white Europeans and Canadians have been forcibly detained at U.S borders recently, their race no longer any protection–class distinctions between immigrants still emerge and, I would argue, are being solidified in particular ways. I will have more in the coming months, over a series of essays.

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Feminism Queer Politics, Culture, and History Race, Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

We Are Strangers Here: Notes Towards An Anti-Memoir

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Politics Queer Politics, Culture, and History Race, Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Your Sex Is Not Radical

Excerpt: How many people you fuck has nothing to do with the extent to which you fuck up capitalism.  

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Gay Marriage Queer Politics, Culture, and History

The Secret History of Gay Marriage

Excerpt: When the secret history of gay marriage is finally written, it will reveal that gay marriage was foisted upon a community with few resources, held hostage by a wealthy few.

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Race, Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

The Difference between Black and White Guilt

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Academia Capitalism, Class, Inequality Race, Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Rachel Dolezal and the Materiality of Race

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Film, Art, Television, and Media Race, Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Emma Sulkowicz’s Rape Video: Some Thoughts

It also reflects the cultural identity of an art world that can no longer afford to take any real risks.  

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Chicago Chronicles Queer Politics, Culture, and History Reporting

Jim Oleson, partner of historian John D’Emilio, dies

Jim Oleson, 77, a longtime Chicago resident and partner of gay historian John D’Emilio, died at their home on April 4, surrounded by loved ones. He had severely weakened lungs and heart, and had recently begun home hospice care.