JoAnn Wypijewski

JoAnn Wypijewski is the author, most recently, of What We Don’t Talk About: Sex and the Mess of Life. With Kevin Alexander Gray and Jeffrey St. Clair, she edited Killing Trayvons: An Anthology of American Violence.

This Was Never Just About Woody Allen. It Still Isn’t.

This Was Never Just About Woody Allen. It Still Isn’t. This Was Never Just About Woody Allen. It Still Isn’t.

Against the vice cop of the mind.

Mar 27, 2020 / Carnal Knowledge / JoAnn Wypijewski

Harvey Weinstein arrives at trial

Why Harvey Weinstein Might Walk Why Harvey Weinstein Might Walk

Our reporter offers a view from the public line at the Weinstein trial.

Feb 20, 2020 / JoAnn Wypijewski

July 1 election Mexico

Heroes of Their Own Story: Notes on the Mexican Election Heroes of Their Own Story: Notes on the Mexican Election

July 1 was not the ultimate victory, only the animating first step.

Jul 26, 2018 / Margaret Cerullo and JoAnn Wypijewski

What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About #MeToo

What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About #MeToo What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About #MeToo

There are other, unattended stories, ones that do not deny men’s age-old power over women.

Feb 22, 2018 / Feature / JoAnn Wypijewski

Night Thoughts

Night Thoughts Night Thoughts

On reverence, rebellion and other alternatives to social suicide.

Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / JoAnn Wypijewski

James Baldwin, a Guide in Dark Times

James Baldwin, a Guide in Dark Times James Baldwin, a Guide in Dark Times

His essays on police brutality still burn hot, but his understanding of sex, self-knowledge and power demand equal attention now.

Jan 21, 2015 / Books & the Arts / JoAnn Wypijewski

Liberals and Feminists, Stop Enabling the Police State

Liberals and Feminists, Stop Enabling the Police State Liberals and Feminists, Stop Enabling the Police State

Sex, or the fear of it, has been almost as important in the construction of this nightmare as racism.

Sep 10, 2014 / Carnal Knowledge / JoAnn Wypijewski

Postcards Post-Stonewall

Postcards Post-Stonewall Postcards Post-Stonewall

We can pretend the politics of liberation can be tracked along clearly marked lines, or we can remember that history is like desire.

Jul 2, 2014 / Carnal Knowledge / JoAnn Wypijewski

Where Shame Is Policy: Inside LA’s ‘Teacher Jail’

Where Shame Is Policy: Inside LA’s ‘Teacher Jail’ Where Shame Is Policy: Inside LA’s ‘Teacher Jail’

Using sex as an excuse, Los Angeles has created a disciplinary limbo in which hundreds of teachers languish.

Apr 30, 2014 / Carnal Knowledge / JoAnn Wypijewski

Woody and Mia: A Modern Family Timeline

Woody and Mia: A Modern Family Timeline Woody and Mia: A Modern Family Timeline

The tangled web of affairs, accusations and legal battles that defined Woody Allen and Mia Farrow’s relationship unfolded over three decades. 

Feb 26, 2014 / Books & the Arts / JoAnn Wypijewski

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