Shira Tarrant
Encyclopedia
Shira Tarrant, is an American writer on gender politics, feminism
, sexuality
, pop culture, and masculinity
. She is the author of Men and Feminism (Seal Press), When Sex Became Gender (Routledge
) and editor of the anthology Men Speak Out: Views on Gender, Sex and Power (Routledge). Her co-edited anthology, Fashion Talks: Undressing the Power of Style, will be out in 2012 (SUNY Press, with Marjorie Jolles).
Tarrant's articles on gender politics appear in AlterNet.org, Bitch
, Bust
, Ms. blog, off our backs
, Women's Studies Quarterly, Genre
, The Huffington Post
, The Journal of Intercultural Studies, The Women's Movement Today: An Encyclopedia of Third-Wave Feminism. Tarrant's essays on pop culture are also featured in anthologies including Fix Me Up: Essays on Television Dating and Makeover Shows (McFarland
) and Robot Hearts (Pinchback Press). Her essays about misogyny, womanism, Internet pornography and white masculinity appear in the International Encyclopedia of Political Science (Sage Publications) and the Encyclopedia of Gender in Media (Sage Publications).
A frequent speaker at college campuses and public venues across the country, Tarrant is quoted widely in print, radio, television, and online media. She was selected by Progressive Women's Voices for its media and leadership training program, and was named a Woman to Watch by the Women's Media Center
, based in New York City.
Shira Tarrant is an unconventional feminist redefining gender rights. She grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and lives in Los Angeles, where she is an Associate Professor in the Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department at California State University, Long Beach
. She has a PhD in political science from UCLA.
She is currently at work on the book The Sex Wars: Pole Dancing, Porn and Other Things That Freak People Out and the anthology, Pleasure and Peril: True Stories About Sex, Self-Acceptance, and Saying Yes in a World That (Sometimes) Says No.
Men Speak Out: Views on Gender, Sex and Power (Routledge 2008)
Men and Feminism (Seal Press 2009)
Fashion Talks: Undressing the Power of Style (SUNY Press 2012, with Marjorie Jolles)
Feminism
Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
, sexuality
Human sexuality
Human sexuality is the awareness of gender differences, and the capacity to have erotic experiences and responses. Human sexuality can also be described as the way someone is sexually attracted to another person whether it is to opposite sexes , to the same sex , to either sexes , or not being...
, pop culture, and masculinity
Masculinity
Masculinity is possessing qualities or characteristics considered typical of or appropriate to a man. The term can be used to describe any human, animal or object that has the quality of being masculine...
. She is the author of Men and Feminism (Seal Press), When Sex Became Gender (Routledge
Routledge
Routledge is a British publishing house which has operated under a succession of company names and latterly as an academic imprint. Its origins may be traced back to the 19th-century London bookseller George Routledge...
) and editor of the anthology Men Speak Out: Views on Gender, Sex and Power (Routledge). Her co-edited anthology, Fashion Talks: Undressing the Power of Style, will be out in 2012 (SUNY Press, with Marjorie Jolles).
Tarrant's articles on gender politics appear in AlterNet.org, Bitch
Bitch (magazine)
bitch, whose tagline is feminist response to pop culture, is an independent, quarterly magazine published in Portland, Oregon with more than 50,000 readers. bitch magazine is one branch of the reader-supported non-profit organization bitch media...
, Bust
Bust (magazine)
Bust is a bi-monthly United States-based women's lifestyle magazine. It was founded in 1993 by Debbie Stoller, Laurie Henzel, and Marcelle Karp.-Content:...
, Ms. blog, off our backs
Off our backs
For the MEN song, go to Off Our Backs .off our backs is a radical feminist periodical published in Washington, D.C....
, Women's Studies Quarterly, Genre
Genre (magazine)
Genre magazine was a New York city-based monthly periodical written for gay men. It was owned by gay press publisher Window Media.-History:...
, The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post is an American news website and content-aggregating blog founded by Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti, featuring liberal minded columnists and various news sources. The site offers coverage of politics, theology, media, business, entertainment, living, style,...
, The Journal of Intercultural Studies, The Women's Movement Today: An Encyclopedia of Third-Wave Feminism. Tarrant's essays on pop culture are also featured in anthologies including Fix Me Up: Essays on Television Dating and Makeover Shows (McFarland
McFarland & Company
McFarland & Company, Inc. is a book publisher of primarily academic and adult nonfiction based in Jefferson, North Carolina. Its president and editor-in-chief is Robert Franklin, who began the enterprise in 1979...
) and Robot Hearts (Pinchback Press). Her essays about misogyny, womanism, Internet pornography and white masculinity appear in the International Encyclopedia of Political Science (Sage Publications) and the Encyclopedia of Gender in Media (Sage Publications).
A frequent speaker at college campuses and public venues across the country, Tarrant is quoted widely in print, radio, television, and online media. She was selected by Progressive Women's Voices for its media and leadership training program, and was named a Woman to Watch by the Women's Media Center
Women's Media Center
Women's Media Center is a 5013 nonprofit women’s organization in the United States founded in 2005 by writers/activists Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan, and Gloria Steinem...
, based in New York City.
Shira Tarrant is an unconventional feminist redefining gender rights. She grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and lives in Los Angeles, where she is an Associate Professor in the Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department at California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Long Beach is the second largest campus of the California State University system and the third largest university in the state of California by enrollment...
. She has a PhD in political science from UCLA.
She is currently at work on the book The Sex Wars: Pole Dancing, Porn and Other Things That Freak People Out and the anthology, Pleasure and Peril: True Stories About Sex, Self-Acceptance, and Saying Yes in a World That (Sometimes) Says No.
Published books
When Sex Became Gender (Routledge 2006)Men Speak Out: Views on Gender, Sex and Power (Routledge 2008)
Men and Feminism (Seal Press 2009)
Fashion Talks: Undressing the Power of Style (SUNY Press 2012, with Marjorie Jolles)
Articles and essays
- “The Silence Around a Fraternity Sexual Assault Case,” Jezebel.com, December 9, 2010
- "Pornography 101: Why College Kids Need Porn Literacy Training", AlterNet, September 15, 2010
- "Is Pornography Racist?", Ms. Blog, August 16, 2010
- "Porn: Pleasure or Profit? Ms. Interviews Gail Dines, Part III", Ms. Blog, August 6, 2010
- "Getting Down About Hooking Up", Ms. Blog, March 24, 2010
- "Judge Orders Rape Survivors to Take Lie-Detection Test", Ms. Blog, March 19, 2010
- "What's 'The Scoop' About Groping?", Ms. Blog, March 12, 2010
- "The Hurt Locker Blows Up More Than Bombs", The Huffington Post, March 2, 2010
- "California College: Up In Smoke?", The Huffington Post, June 19, 2009
- "Sonia Sotomayor: The Answer Rhymes With 'Fender'", The Huffington Post, May 29, 2009
- "Hip to Strip? Or Is it Time for Men to Stop Watching?", The Huffington Post, May 8, 2009
- "Guy Trouble", Bitch Magazine: Feminist Response to Popular Culture, Spring 2009
- "The Great Cover-Up: Can High Necklines Cure Low Morals?", Bitch Magazine: Feminist Response to Popular Culture, Winter 2008
- "Men Speak Out on Gender, Sex and Power", Voice Male, Spring 2007
- "The Little FemBlog That Wasn't", Barnard College Scholar & Feminist Online, Vol. 5 no. 2, Spring 2007
- "When Sex Became Gender: Mirra Komarovsky's Feminism of the Fifties", Women's Studies Quarterly Vol. 33 nos. 3 & 4, 2005
- "Who's Accountable for the Abuse at Abu Ghraib?", Off Our Backs. September-October 2004