Gender and Sexuality

Review – Scandalous Economics: Gender and the Politics of Financial Crises

Randall Germain • Sep 13 2016 • Features

A rich and illuminating volume which adds another dimension to the theme of how the contemporary organization of global finance entrenches and solidifies inequality.

Review – Women and Politics in Contemporary Japan

Miki Anno • Sep 8 2016 • Features

Although Dalton’s study lacks exploration of some challenges Japanese society confronts, it offers a unique glimpse into a society that often remains a myth to outsiders.

Finger on the Nuclear Button: Gender, Responsibility and Nuclear Custodianship

Shampa Biswas • Aug 24 2016 • Articles

Hillary Clinton quite literally turned the tables on Trump – inverting the gender binary that had for centuries kept women from public office

Time, Power and Inequalities

Valerie Bryson • Aug 12 2016 • Articles

Time is neither ‘natural’ nor just. It is used, valued and understood in ways that reflect and sustain economic, social and political inequalities.

Teaching as a Southern in the North

Maysam Behravesh • Aug 9 2016 • Articles

Various phenomenon that may drive negative feedback against instructors should be considered by academic institutions before they make career-defining decisions about teaching staff.

Hillary Clinton’s Response to the Pulse Orlando Shootings

Ali E. Erol • Jun 15 2016 • Articles

Queer scholars must deconstruct discourses and affective structures that attempt to put queer subjects in binaries and offer citizenship in exchange of being a part of global warfare.

Parading Resilience: Sexual Minority Rights in Northern Ireland

Marian Duggan • Jun 8 2016 • Articles

As well as being open to heterosexual attendees, Pride is among one of the few visibly and proudly non-sectarian events to take place in Northern Ireland.

IR, Gender Studies, and Volunteering in Refugee Camps

Caroline Cottet • May 31 2016 • Articles

On the first day gendered roles were made quite clear by a local volunteer, leading me to rethink the very purpose of my research on gender and violence.

The Politics of Performance: Gender Identity in Cosplay

Katarina Birkedal • May 22 2016 • Articles

The study of cosplay is important as it informs the study of gender performance and popular culture narratives.

Against State Straightism: Five Principles for Including LGBT Indonesians

Tom Boellstorff • Mar 21 2016 • Articles

Indonesia’s diversity has always included LGBT persons. The question is can they live with freedom, which has been the cry of Indonesian nationalism from its beginnings.

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