An analysis of Janelle Monáe’s summer 2023 album, The Age of Pleasure.
Category: Published Essays
Abnormalizing Being: LGBTQ+ Resistance to Eugenics and its Reproductions
Original research about advancements in LGBTQ+ health and advocacy in Connecticut.
“To Drive Away the Blues”: Connecticut Soldiers and Uncovering the Trauma of the Civil War
A deep dive into the stories of Connecticut Civil War soldiers and the trauma they communicated through their letters.
Biopower and Biopolitics: Eugenics and Mental Health in Connecticut
An analysis of Connecticut’s mental health history through the lens of Foucault’s theory of biopower and biopolitics.
Kalos Society: Connecticut’s First Modern LGBTQ+ Activist Organization
This article originally appeared on ConnecticutHistory.org, a program of Connecticut Humanities.
Canon Clinton Jones: A Revolutionary Figure in Connecticut’s LGBTQ+ History
This article originally appeared on ConnecticutHistory.org, a program of Connecticut Humanities.
LGBTQ+ Mental Health Treatment in the 20th Century
This article originally appeared on ConnecticutHistory.org, a program of Connecticut Humanities.
The Reader’s Feast: A Bookstore Ahead of Its Time
This article originally appeared on ConnecticutHistory.org, a program of Connecticut Humanities.
Richard Reihl: The Hate Crime That Became a Turning Point for LGBTQ+ Civil Rights
This article originally appeared on ConnecticutHistory.org, a program of Connecticut Humanities.
Decolonizing American Identity
An effort to redefine American identity beyond the confines of colonialism and whiteness.