Sunday, February 28, 2010

First Male Ejaculation

I mentioned in class this week that I remember reading a piece in an undergraduate class, lamenting the fact that boys' first ejaculation isn't celebrated as a rite of passage. The work is called "Hands Off!: The Taboo Surrounding Males' First Ejaculation" and it's written by Loren Frankel. I couldn't find it anywhere online, so I'll bring my book with me next week in case anyone wants to make copies.

Friday, February 19, 2010

Conference @ UCLA: Sexuality and Gender Law (2/19 & 2/20)

I know it's short notice but I'm going to a few of these talks and thought you all might be interested: http://www.law.ucla.edu/williamsinstitute/programs/2010AnnualUpdate.html

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Joan of Arc: coerced production of truths



Carl T. Dreyer's 1928 "Joan of Arc": talk about "extortion of confession".

Monday, February 15, 2010

"Wiggling It Around in Excrement"



This is also a great companion piece for "The History of Sexuality." What kinds of (homo)sexual pleasures is New Hampshire representative Nancy Elliot NOT engaging in when she describes anal sex under the aegis of "scientific" nomenclature?

Pasolini + Foucault

Pasolini's "Salo - 120 Days of Sodom" is a great filmic illustration for this week's reading, especially the issues of speaking (and listening) of sex in order to administer/augment/encode/master it.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

just FYI


another workspace event tomorrow (sunday) evening at 6pm... "Treasures from A Lesbian Library"

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

"Homo miles"

Hey Diego - can you remind me where the concept of "homo miles" that you mentioned came from?

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Original Plumbing release party at workspace

party is on Fri. (tomorrow) 7-10pm

workspace is located in lincoln heights at:
2601 Pasadena Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90031

see here for more info

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Sister George

Has anybody been able to find the movie for this week? How/where? (I just tried the ONE and they didn't have it, but I was the only one who'd been by.)