[Discussion] The Sex Politics issue (#75) of Bad Subjects

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

The Sex Politics issue (#75) of Bad Subjects

How do contemporary states express sexual preferences and regulate the
sexualities of their citizen-subjects? How do corporations both market 
sex and
participate in public sex politics? How do sexual identities define 
labor and
media economies?

The Sex Politics issue (#75) of Bad Subjects will cross-examine the sex of
politics and the politics of sex. As global neo-conservative and 
fundamentalist
religious politics seek to universalize themselves, they have advocated
masculine heterosexuality, male supremacist labor regimes, and the 
reinforcement
of ‘traditional’ gender roles. Masculinization of the public 
sphere
is expressed through a variety of political phenomena. These include state
violence against vulnerable populations and bodies; political movements to
extend state control of reproduction and de-legitimatize women’s 
right to
control their bodies; religio-political alliances to support ‘chastity
education’ and repressive social governance of sexual expression; 
and the
exclusion and oppression of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.

The issue will also be interested in first-person and autobiographical 
accounts
of how dominant sex politics shape our own lives, and stories of achieving
social self-determination. Essays from international contributors 
describing the
cultural varieties of sex politics will be of particular interest.

The deadline for essay submissions is October 15, 2005. Essay length of
2000-3000 words recommended; accessible language preferred. Send essays 
as Word
documents to issue editor Joe Lockard (Joe.Lockard@asu.edu).

Bad Subjects, established in 1991, publishes “political education for
everyday life” and has approximately 6,000 readers daily. Its URL is
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Joe Lockard
English Department
Arizona State University

Email: joe.lockard@asu.edu

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