#1629: Perversity And Possibility In American Politics | 51%

October 09, 2020 00:27:29
#1629: Perversity And Possibility In American Politics | 51%
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#1629: Perversity And Possibility In American Politics | 51%

Oct 09 2020 | 00:27:29

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Show Notes

On this week’s 51%, we discuss The Sex Obsession: Perversity and Possibility in American Politics with author Janet R. Jakobsen. In The Sex Obsession: Perversity and Possibility in American Politics (NYU Press), Janet R. Jakobsen examines how gender and sexuality have reappeared time and again at the center of political life, and is marked by […]

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