Carnal Knowledge

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

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

Why Woody Allen Deserves the Benefit of the Doubt

Why Woody Allen Deserves the Benefit of the Doubt Why Woody Allen Deserves the Benefit of the Doubt

A society hot for punishment is quick to play judge and jury. But there’s nothing feminist or radical about pretending to know the truth.

Feb 19, 2014 / Carnal Knowledge / JoAnn Wypijewski

Laramie Revisited: The Myth of Matthew

Laramie Revisited: The Myth of Matthew Laramie Revisited: The Myth of Matthew

A new book by Stephen Jimenez tells a very different story about the killing of Matthew Shepard by Aaron McKinney.

Oct 9, 2013 / Books & the Arts / JoAnn Wypijewski

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