BEYOND HEALING

An Interview with L. Ayu Saraswati, author of Scarred: A Feminist Journey Through Pain 1. In Scarred, you describe your journey traveling to twenty countries in just over a year…. READ MORE

Banner that reads "To Have Equal Pay, We Need Equal Parental Leave. An Excerpt from Fixing Parental Leave: The Six Month Solution by Gayle Kaufman." In the background, a team of people stack their hands together. An image of the book cover, featuring traffic lights with baby bottles on them in front of a light blue background.

To Have Equal Pay, We Need Equal Parental Leave

An Excerpt From Fixing Parental Leave: The Six Month Solution by Gayle Kaufman Parental leave may result in lower wages. There is plenty of evidence that mothers experience a wage… READ MORE

5 Books to Read During Ramadan

Join us as we celebrate Ramadan by exploring the diverse experiences of Muslim life. These titles offer a variety of perspectives, exploring Islam and its subcultures through lenses of gender,… READ MORE

The book 'I Write the Yawning Void' lays on top of a gold-tinted picture of Cape Town, South Africa.

I Write the Yawning Void: An Internationally Acclaimed Author Speaks on Writing and Representation

Excerpted from I Write the Yawning Void: Selected Essays of Sindiwe Magona by Sindiwe Magona, published by Wits University Press I can’t believe I have been writing for more than… READ MORE

Inside the Police Academy: An Interview with Samantha J. Simon

Inside the Police Academy

An Interview with Samantha J. Simon, author of Before the Badge: How Academy Training Shapes Police Violence You spent a year researching this book at four large, municipal police departments… READ MORE

Haunting Reads for Halloween

Haunting Reads for Halloween

October 31, 2023

As literature professor Jeffrey Jerome Cohen wrote in his seminal tract, Monster Culture: Seven Theses, “The monster dwells at the gates of difference… Any kind of alterity can be inscribed… READ MORE

Required Reading: Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Required Reading: Indigenous Peoples’ Day

October 9, 2023

This year, the White House has released a proclamation for Indigenous Peoples’ Day to “honor the perseverance and courage of Indigenous peoples, show our gratitude for the myriad contributions they… READ MORE

Who’s Afraid of the Fangirl?

Who’s Afraid of the Fangirl?

September 27, 2023

The tale of the Boy Band Fangirl By María Lucía Carrillo González When someone tells you that they are a One Direction or a BTS fan—or even better, when they… READ MORE