Tag: LGBT studies

June 25, 2019

Book Excerpt! Buying Gay: How Physique Entrepreneurs Sparked a Movement

“This deeply researched book expands our understanding of pre-Stonewall gay male activism by describing a bold group of physique photographers, magazine publishers, and booksellers who were more militant than the Mattachine Society and built a far larger constituency through their...

June 24, 2019

Book Excerpt! Between Men, by Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick (foreword and preface)

“One of the most influential texts in gender studies, men’s studies and gay studies.” ~ New York Times Book Review First published in 1985, Between Men:English Literature and Male Homosocial Desire, Thirtieth anniversary edition was a decisive intervention in gender studies—...

June 3, 2019

A Little Gay History

June is LGBTQIA+ Pride Month and 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, a pivotal moment for LGBTQIA+ rights. To celebrate Pride we will be sharing posts on the blog throughout the month featuring new and backlist titles...

March 2, 2018

2018 Women’s History Month: Featured Books

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re featuring books centered on women and gender studies for the next  four weeks. Check-in each Monday to enter our book giveaway competition and to find out which title will be the “Book of...

March 1, 2018

More Than a Decade of Publishing on Feminism and Gender

It’s Throwback Thursday and the first day of Women’s History Month. Did you know that Columbia has been a leader in gender studies, queer studies, and feminist theory since the publication in the 1980s of now-classic works such as Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick’s Between Men and...

July 15, 2015

New Book Tuesday (Wednesday Edition): Striking Beauty, Born Translated, and More!

Our weekly list of newly available titles.