Sex Work in Contemporary Russia

By Emily Schuckman Matthews NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

The female sex worker as one of Russia’s most revealing cultural symbols.

Looking through the Speculum

By Judith Houck NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

Women’s bodies were not the only focus of the women’s health movement in the United States.

Anatomy’s queer working images, or My queer eye for the anatomical guy

By Michael Sappol NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

Queer Anatomies is about perverse desire and pleasure in anatomy. Queers queering anatomy.

Sexuality in Modern German History

By Katie Sutton NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

A deep look at shifting views about ‘normal’ and nonconforming sexuality across two centuries, and how these shaped people’s behaviours, politics, and lives.

Left Out: Boys, Sex, and the Challenge of “Gross Indecency” Records in Irish History

By Averill Earls NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

Child sex work is unspeakable, but what do we lose by avoiding those conversations?

Deep Sniff: A History of Poppers and Queer Futures

By Adam Zmith NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

A radical exploration of the history of poppers and their place in queer culture and experience.

Illicit Monogamy: Inside a Fundamentalist Mormon Community

By William Jankowiak NOTCHES on the Bookshelf

Cosmology cannot overcome the universality of the pair bond.