Short Takes
Shefali Luthra’s Undue Burden
Katherine Krashel, Pamela Merrit, Lina-Maria Murillo, and Katha Pollitt discuss Shefali Luthra’s Undue Burden.
Judith Butler’s Who’s Afraid of Gender
Verónica Gago, Clare Hemmings, Julia Serano, and Rafia Zakaria respond to Judith Butler’s new book Who’s Afraid of Gender?, plus Butler responds to the commentaries on their book.
Sara Ahmed’s The Feminist Killjoy Handbook
Carrie Baker, Dahlia Balcazar, and V Varun Chaudhry discuss Sara Ahmed’s new book, The Feminist Killjoy Handbook.
Katherine Turk’s The Women of NOW
Alice Echols, Jill Filipovic, Rebecca Jo Plant, and Carmen Rios discuss Katherine Turk’s new book The Women of NOW, and Turk offers a response to the commentaries on her book.
Dahlia Lithwick’s Lady Justice
Kathryn Abrams, Libby Adler, Shoshanna Ehrlich, and Zinelle October discus Dahlia Lithwick’s new book Lady Justice, plus a response from Lithwick.
Nona Willis Aronowitz’s Bad Sex
Elizabeth Armstrong, Tracy Clark-Flory, Rachel Hills, and Shira Tarrant discuss Nona Willis Aronowitz’s new book, and Willis Aronowitz offers a response to the commentaries on her book.
Hugh Ryan’s The Women’s House of Detention
Gabrielle Bruney, Stephen Dillon, Aviva Stahl, and Jess Whatcott discuss Hugh Ryan’s book The Women’s House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison. Plus, Ryan responds to the pieces on his book.