Set in transnational Cairo over a two-decade period, this book is an ethnography about love and desire.
NOTCHES on the Bookshelf
Alternative Histories of the Self: a Cultural History of Sexualities and Secrets
Five unique historical figures who developed a sense of self that reconciled their sexual nonconformity with their ethical standards.
Sex in the Archives: Writing American Sexual Histories
Sex in the Archives is an experiment in writing an American sexual history that refuses the confines of identity in sexuality studies.
Controlling Sex in Captivity
The book is the first critical study of heterosexual and same-sex activities involving Axis prisoners of war in the United States during World War II.
Growing Up Queer: Kids and the Remaking of LGBTQ Identity
LGBTQ kids reveal what it’s like to be young and queer today.
Virgin Whore
A surprisingly prevalent theme in late English medieval literature and culture: the celebration of the Virgin Mary’s sexuality.
Histories of the Transgender Child
Challenging the idea that today’s trans kids are a brand new generation.