Category Archives: sexuality studies

February 22, 2017

Funk the Power, Funk the Erotic

Posted by michael
in African American Studies, black studies, gender studies, sexuality studies | Comments Off on Funk the Power, Funk the Erotic

“We have just witnessed a spectacular demonstration of the failures of a national, political imagination. Many of us feel devastated, afraid, and confused. There is no better time than this to accept L.H. Stallings’s Funk the Erotic’s invitation to inhabit … Continue reading →

January 5, 2017

Separating families for enslavement

Posted by rkcunningham
in African American Studies, american history, migration, sexuality studies, women's history, world history | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Separating families for enslavement

Excerpted from Slavery at Sea: Terror, Sex, and Sickness in the Middle Passage, by Sowande’ M. Mustakeem The nature of slavery inflicted permanent scars as traders moved purchased captives off land, separating married couples, parents and children, siblings, and other … Continue reading →

October 13, 2016

Throwbacklist Thursday: Gutsy Reads

Posted by rkcunningham
in folklore, sexuality studies, women's history | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Throwbacklist Thursday: Gutsy Reads

Teach the controversy! Like any academic press, UIP delves into the taboo, the transgressive, and the fringe. Such books reflect our belief that a lot of topics go unseen, and a lot of voices unheard, by the mainstream. TBT presents … Continue reading →

April 13, 2016

Q&A with Vita Sexualis author Ralph Leck

Posted by sfast
in gay/lesbian, gender studies, sexuality studies | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Q&A with Vita Sexualis author Ralph Leck

Ralph M. Leck teaches in the University Honors Program at Indiana State University. He answered some questions about his book Vita Sexualis: Karl Ulrichs and the Origins of Sexual Science. Q: Was Karl Ulrichs, as some claim, the first person to … Continue reading →

March 10, 2016

Funk the Erotic up for Lambda Award

Posted by sfast
in African American Studies, authors, awards, black studies, gay/lesbian, gender studies, media studies, music, sexuality studies | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Funk the Erotic up for Lambda Award

Funk the Erotic: Transaesthetics and Black Sexual Cultures by L. H. Stallings is a finalist in the 28th Annual Lambda Literary Awards in the LGBT Studies category. The Lambda Literary Awards celebrate achievement in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender writing. … Continue reading →

March 7, 2016

Champagne Casanova

Posted by rkcunningham
in biography, literary studies, sexuality studies | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Champagne Casanova

Available just in time to erase all the romantic mistakes you’ve made since Valentine’s Day, Casanova the Irresistible offers a tour of its subject’s 3,700-page memoir by French reconteur/gadfly/writer/critic Philippe Sollers. Thanks to the vivid translation of Armine Kotin Mortimer, we … Continue reading →