And a quick PSA from me: Dagmar Herzog, a historian of sexuality based at CUNY who has done revolutionary work on post-World War II German memory and sexuality, will be speaking in conversation with Richard Goldstein, who writes on pop culture and sexuality at The Nation, at Book Culture tomorrow. Dagmar Herzog just published a new book, Sex in Crisis: The New Sexual Revolution and the Future of American Politics. The book explores how the Religious Right has taken control of and subsequently manhandled the way sex is talked about in contemporary America. In three words: married, monogamous, heterosexual. This should be a great talk. I’ll be there and I hope to see some of you there too!
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anniegirl1138 — October 15, 2008
The link to the summary was interesting. Though I am well aware of the right's tactics, I never really saw any of that in the public school schools where I taught in terms of the kids or their parents. I knew quite a few Family Science teachers too and knew them to be very serious about dispensing the truth.