Category Archives: Sex

Teaching sex on the internet

I’m excited to be teaching this summer a new course that I designed for the Gender & Women’s Studies department. It’s titled “Gender and Sexuality in Digital Cultures,” but it might as well be called “Sex on the Internet.” Topics … Continue reading

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“Sex as Game: Playing with the Erotic Body in Virtual Worlds”

I published my first academic essay! It’s like being a nascent, nineteen-year-old freelance journalist all over again. “Sex as Game: Playing with the Erotic Body in Virtual Worlds” came out in Rhizomes 21: Hives and Tribes this past week. Rhizomes … Continue reading

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The antique sex toy collection, she grows

Acquired the metallic beauty on the right from the Alameda Flea Market last week: 1902-ish, Hamilton Beach, product name “Try-New-Life.” Try it. It tastes like vibration. The blue one on the left — circa 1960 — came from an antique … Continue reading

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