Books & ideas

The ecofeminism of ordinary people

Maureen Bal — 2025-12-02T09:00:00Z

By shedding light on alternative ways of life that have hitherto been kept in the shadows, Constance Rimlinger shows that ecofeminist utopias are a reality that seeks emancipation from capitalism and patriarchy.

Being a Man Under Nazism

Élisa Goudin — 2024-06-04T13:19:00Z

A history of masculinity and a history of men, this collective volume shows that while “ideal” Nazi masculinity was opposed to that of Jews and homosexuals, it was also contested and fragmented, both in the private sphere and on the battlefield.

Gender and Priests

Anthony Favier — 2023-06-08T07:00:00Z

Once a closet for homosexuals, now embroiled in pedophilia scandals, the Catholic Church is trying to restore a veneer of masculinity to its religious figures, thus sacrificing itself to gender politics.

The Price of Tolerance

Michael Stambolis — 2019-09-09T06:30:00Z

In her analysis of the way the heterosexual residents of gentrified gay neighbourhoods see homosexuality, the sociologist Sylvie Tissot reveals logics of domination dressed up as progressivism.

An Anti-Gender Europe

Magali Della Sudda — 2018-09-24T07:00:00Z

This panorama of the mobilizations against homosexual marriage in twelve European countries highlights the federation of several conservative movements under the unifying ‘Anti-Gender Crusade' banner.

Homosexuality on Trial

Danièle Voldman — 2018-02-19T08:00:00Z

Paris, 1933. Oscar Dufrenne, a music hall mogul and notorious homosexual, was found murdered in his office. Even though a suspect was arrested, the investigation led nowhere. The case paints a portrait of interwar France in its desire to restore order, its political violence, and the slow evolution of social mores.

Judging Homosexuality, Granting Asylum

Carolina Kobelinsky — 2016-10-03T07:00:00Z

Asylum applications on the grounds of sexual orientation, although uncommon, raise questions that are relevant to any asylum claim: according to what criteria and what level of persecution are “genuine” refugees distinguished from “bogus” ones? And what is meant by this policy of proof?

What Same-Sex Parenting Does to Kinship

Jean-Hugues Déchaux — 2015-12-14T08:00:00Z

What are the effects of same-sex parenting on the kinship system of Western societies? A collection of international papers edited by two anthropologists of kinship lead them to reject the thesis of an anthropological break or the claim that the current kinship system has been disrupted. Instead, they emphasize the centrality of multiple parenting.

Catholics and gender

Anthony Favier — 2015-03-16T06:30:00Z

The criticism of “gender theory” that is expressed in some Catholic circles is not just a travesty of gender studies: it detracts from the development of a feminist theology and current efforts at establishing a dialogue within the Catholic Church.

Feminism as Political Practice

Mathieu Trachman — 2014-12-25T09:00:00Z

Starting with a discussion of three related but distinct ideas – sex, gender and sexuality – Elsa Dorlin summarizes forty years of feminist theories. She also traces these three categories back to practices that are inseparable from a context of domination.