Fat Studies, Body and Desirability Politics: A Reading List
It’s crucial for us to understand the effects of anti-fatness on our bodies. These authors and their books are shaping fat studies in essential ways. In recent years, with the help of social media, there has been an uptick in conversations
We Don’t Need White Books in Blackface
Black literature’s importance goes far beyond a shallow marketing scheme. For centuries, the Black literary imagination has been synonymous with resistance. CW: This essay mentions sexual assault It’s Black History Month, and white people are doing what they do best -- profiting
A Decade of Reading Science Fiction and Fantasy By People Of Color
By reading science fiction and fantasy by writers of color, I freed my imagination from Eurocentric fantasies that don’t care about marginalized identities. Fantasy fiction and to some extent, sci-fi ( also known as SFF) have been wonderful genres to read
Pendeja, You Ain’t Steinbeck: My Bronca with Fake-Ass Social Justice Literature
Jeanine Cummins identified the gringo appetite for Mexican pain and found a way to exploit it. This article was originally published at Tropics of Meta By Myriam Gurba When I tell gringos that my Mexican grandfather worked as a publicist, the news silences
We Cannot Demand That Robyn Crawford Separate Herself From Whitney Houston
Robyn Crawford deserves to have the space to share how much she loved Whitney Houston. We cannot demand that once-closeted queer folks never speak of their relationships. By Vanessa Taylor By default of being human, there is not an aspect of our