Gender, Sex and Queerness in Cultural Studies

by Kerstin-Anja Münderlein

Kerstin-Anja Münderlein

Dr Kerstin-Anja Münderlein is a lecturer and post-doc at the Department of English Literature at the University of Bamberg and co-editor of Crime Fiction Studies. Her research interests lie in English Golden Age detective fiction and late 19th-century crime writing with a focus on gender representation. Among other topics, she has worked on (gender representation in) Gothic and (political) Gothic parody of the long eighteenth century and trauma in the poetry of the Great War. She is currently working on her post-doc project on masculinities and femininities in Golden Age Crime Fiction.


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Literature and media list

Terminology and Theory

Abrams, Mere, LCSW, and Sian Ferguson. “Understanding What It Means to Be Nonbinary.” Healthline. June 26, 2023. https://www.healthline.com/health/nonbinary.

Abu-Manneh, Bashir. “The Marxism of Raymond Williams.” Catalyst, November 24, 2022. https://catalyst-journal.com/2022/11/the-marxism-of-raymond-williams.Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung. “Gender.” Accessed September 30, 2024. https://www.bmz.de/de/service/lexikon/gender-14414.

Center for Inclusion and Social Change. “Pride Flag Guide.”  Accessed September 30, 2024. https://www.colorado.edu/cisc/pride-flag-guide.

Clancy, Kate, Agustin Fuentes, Caroline Vansickle, and Catherine Clune-Taylor. “Biology Is Not Binary.” American Scientist, March 2024. https://www.americanscientist.org/article/biology-is-not-binary

Fuentes, Agustín. “Here’s Why Human Sex Is Not Binary.” Scientific American, May 1, 2023. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/heres-why-human-sex-is-not-binary/.

Keenan, Bernard. “Mimetic Desire & the Scapegoat: Notes on the Thought of René Girard.” Critical Legal Thinking, September 4, 2023. https://criticallegalthinking.com/2023/09/04/mimetic-desire-the-scapegoat-notes-on-the-thought-of-rene-girard/.

Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, s.v. “queer,” accessed September 27, 2024, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/queer

Oxford English Dictionary, s.v. “queer (adj.1),” June 2024https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/9610104456.

Raines, Ramie. The T in LGBT+.  Everything You Need to Know About Being Trans. London: Vermillion, 2023.

Urban Dictionary, s.v. “queer,” accessed September 30, 2024,https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=queer

Williams, Raymond. Marxism and LiteratureOxford: Oxford University Press, 1977.

Fiction

Aciman, André. Call Me by Your Name. London: Atlantic Books, 2009.

Albertalli, Becky. Leah on the Offbeat. New York, NY: HarperCollins, 2018.

Albertalli, Becky. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. London: Penguin Books, 2021.

Albertalli, Becky, and Adam Silvera. What If It’s Us. New York, NY: HarperTeen, 2018.

Armfield, Julia. Our Wives Under the Sea. New York, NY: Flariton Books, 2023.

Àbíké-Íyímídé, Faridah. Ace of Spades. New York: Feiwel & Friends, 2021.

Baldree, Travis. Bookshops and Bonedust. London: Macmillan, 2023. 

Bardugo, Leigh. Shadow and Bone. New York: Henry Holt and Co., 2012.

Bauer, Marion Dane, editor. Am I Blue? Coming Out from the Silence. New York, NY: HarperTeen, 1995, short story collection.

Bayron, Kalynn. Cinderella is Dead. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.

Benjamin, Chloe. The Immortalists. London: Penguin Books, 2019.

Burch, Christian. The Manny Files. New York, NY: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2006.

Burd, Nick. The Vast Fields of Ordinary. London: Dial Books, 2009.

Callender, Kacen. Infinity Alchemist. London: Macmillan, 2024.

Cronn-Mills, Kristin. Beautiful Music for Ugly Children. Mendota Heights, MN, 2012.

Cunningham, Michael. A Home at the End of the World. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1990.

Cunningham, Michael. The Hours. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998.

Dawesar, Abha. Babyji. Palatine, IL: Anchor Books, 2005.

Dawson, Juno. Wonderland. London: Quercus Children's Books, 2020.

Derrick, Alyson, and Rachael Lippincott. She Gets the Girl. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2022.

Ebershoff, David. The Danish Girl. New York, NY: Viking Press, 2000.

Eugenides, Jeffrey. Middlesex. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002.

Forster, E. M. Maurice. London: Penguin Books, 2005. [1971].

Gaiman, Neil, and Terry Pratchett. Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch. London: Gollancz, 1990.

Gomez, Jewelle. The Gilda Stories. London: Penguin Books, 2024.

Hall, Radclyffe. The Well of Loneliness. London: Penguin Books, 2015. [1928].

Hollinghurst, Alan. The Line of Beauty. London: Picador, 2004.

Hollinghurst, Alan. The Swimming-Pool Library. London: Chatto & Windus, 1988.

Jackson, Shirley. The Haunting of Hill House. New York: Penguin Books, 1987.

Jaigirdar, Adiba. Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating. Chapel Hill, NC: Page Street Publishing, 2021.

Jaigirdar, Adiba. The Henna Wars. Chapel Hill, NC: Page Street Publishing, 2020.

Kelly, Anita. Something Wild and Wonderful. NY: Hachette Book Group, 2023.

Klune, TJ. The House in the Cerulean Sea. New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press, 2020. 

Klune, TJ. Under the Whispering Door. New York, NY: Tor Books, 2021.

Lee, Mackenzie. The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue: Montague Siblings Book 1. New York, NY: Katherine Tegen Books, 2017. 

Lee, Mackenzie. The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy: Montague Siblings Book 2. New York, NY: Katherine Tegen Books, 2018.

Lee, Mackenzie. The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks: Montague Siblings Book 3. New York, NY: Katherine Tegen Books, 2021.

Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan. Carmilla. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 2013. [1872].

Levithan, David, and Nina LaCour. You Know Me Well. London: Macmillan, 2016.

Leviathan, David. Two Boys Kissing. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.

Mallon, Thomas. Fellow Travelers. New York: Pantheon Books, 2007.

McQuiston, Casey. I Kissed Shara Wheeler. London: Macmillan, 2022.McQuiston, Casey. One Last Stop. New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 2021.

McQuiston, Casey. Red, White & Royal Blue. New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 2019.

Miller, Madeline. The Song of Achilles. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2011.

Nelson, Jandy. I'll Give You the Sun. London: Dial Books, 2014.

Oseman, Alice. I Was Born for This. London: HarperCollins, 2018.

Oseman, Alice. Loveless. London: HarperCollins, 2020.

Oseman, Alice. Radio Silence. London: HarperCollins, 2016.

Oseman, Alice. Solitaire. London: HarperCollins, 2014.

Peters, Julie Anne. LunaBoston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 2004.

Reid, Taylor Jenkins. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. New York: Atria Books, 2017.

Riley, Lucinda. The Pearl Sister. London: Macmillan, 2017.

Riordan, Rick. Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard (trilogy). London: Penguin Books, 2015, 2016, 2017.

Sáenz, Benjamin Alire. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2012.

Sáenz, Benjamin Alire. Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2021.

Selvadurai, Shyam. Funny Boy. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1994.

Silvera, Adam. They Both Die at the End. New York: HarperCollins, 2017.

Sims, Jonathan. Thirteen Storeys. London: Gollancz, 2020.

Smith, Kirsten. Trinkets. New York: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2013.

Solomon, Rivers. An Unkindness of Ghosts. New York, NY: Akashic Books, 2017.

Steinhöfel, Andreas. Die Mitte der WeltHamburg: Carlsen, 2004.

Stevenson, ND. Nimona. New York: HarperTeen, 2015.

Walker, Suzanne, and Wendy Xu. Mooncakes. Portland, OR: Lion Forge, 2019.

Waters, Sarah. Affinity. London: Virago Press, 2012.

Waters, Sarah. Fingersmith. London: Virago Press, 2005.

Waters, Sarah. The Night Watch. London: Virago Press, 2006.

Winterson, Janette. Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit. London: Pandora Press, 1985.

Wright, Bil. Putting Makeup on the Fat Boy. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2011.

Zevin, Gabrielle. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow. New York: Knopf, 2022.

Zhao, Xiran Jay. The Iron Widow. New York: Penguin Books, 2021. 

Graphic Novels, Comics and Manga

Cruse, Howard. Stuck Rubber Baby. New York, NY: Paradox Press, 1995, graphic novel.

Lai, Lee. Stone Fruit. Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics, 2021, graphic novel.

Oseman, Alice. Heartstopper. London: Hodder Children’s Books, 2019-present, graphic novel.

Rucka, Greg, and Leandro Fernandez. The Old Guard. Portland, OR: Image Comics, 2017, comic.

Takeuchi, Naoko. Sailor Moon. Tokyo: Kodansha Comics, 1992, Manga.

Telgemeier, Raina. Drama. New York, NY: Scholastic/Graphix, 2012, graphic novel.

Films and TV Series

Abbott, Michele, Ilene Chaiken, and Kathy Greenberg, creators. The L Word. Toronto, ON: Dufferin Gate Productions, 2004-2009, TV series. 

Ambjörn, Lisa, creator. Young Royals. Stockholm: Nexiko, 2021–2024, TV series.

Andelson, Amy, Emily Meyer, and Kirsten Smith, creators. Trinkets. Portland, OR: AwesomenessTV, 2019–2020, TV series.

Andem, Julie, creator. Skam. Oslo: NRK Nors Rikskringkasting, 2015-2017, TV series. 

Aptaker, Isaac, and Elizabeth Berger, creators. Love, Victor. Los Angeles, CA: Twentieth Television, 2020-2022, TV series.

Berlanti, Greg, dir. Love, Simon. Los Angeles, CA: Twentieth Century Fox, 2018, film.

Blackman, Steve, creator. The Umbrella Academy. Toronto: Borderline Entertainment, 2019–present, TV series.

Bredeweg, Bradley, and Peter Paige, creators. The Fosters. Los Angeles, CA: Nitelite Entertainment, 2013-2018, TV series.

Bruno, Nick, and Troy Quane, dir. Nimona. Burbank, CA: Annapurna Pictures, 2023, film.

Canals, Steven, Brad Falchuk, and Ryan Murphy, creators. Pose. Los Angeles: Ryan Murphy Productions, 2018-2021, TV series. 

Chan-wook, Park, dir. The Handmaiden. Seoul: CJ Entertainment, 2016, film. 

Chapman, Hannah, Ben Gannon, and Michael Jenkins, creators. Heartbreak High. Los Angeles, CA: Fremantle, 2022-present, TV series.

Clement, Jemaine, and Taika Waititi, dir. What We Do in the Shadows. New York, NY: Unison Films, 2014, film. 

Collins, David, creator. Queer Eye. Kansas City: KC Film Office, 2018-present, TV series. 

Decter, Ed, creator. Shadowhunters. Munich: Constantin Film, 2016-2019, TV series. 

Dunn, Stephen, creator. Queer As Folk. Universal City, CA: Universal Cable Productions, 2022, TV series. 

DuVall, Clea, dir. Happiest Season. Culver City, CA: TriStar Pictures, 2020, film. 

Edgerton, Joel, dir. Boy Erased. New York: Focus Features, 2018, film.

Falchuk, Brad, Tim Minear, and Ryan Murphy, creators. 9-1-1: Lone Star. Los Angeles, CA: Twentieth Century Fox Television, 2020-2024, TV series.

Flanagan, Mike, creator. The Haunting of Hill House. Los Angeles: Amblin Television, 2018, TV series.

Flanagan, Mike, creator. The Haunting of Bly Manor. Los Angeles: Amblin Television, 2020, TV series.

Fletcher, Dexter, dir. Rocketman. Hollywood, CA: Paramount Pictures, 2019, film. 

Gaiman, Neil, creator. Good Omens. Culver City, CA: Amazon Studios, 2019–present, TV series.

Glass, Rose, dir. Love Lies Bleeding. Manhattan, NY: A24, 2024, film.

Guadagnino, Luca, dir. Call Me by Your Name. London: Sony Pictures, 2018, film.

Han, Jenny, creator. XO, Kitty. Portland, OR: AwesomenessTV, 2023-present, TV series.

Haynes, Todd, dir. Carol. New York: The Weinstein Company, 2015, film.

Heisserer, Eric, creator. Shadow and Bone. Los Angeles: 21 Laps Entertainment, 2021–present, TV series.

Hooper, Tom, dir. The Danish Girl. London: Working Title Films, 2015, film.

Janiak, Leigh, dir. Fear Street: Part One - 1994. Los Angeles, CA: Chernin Entertainment, 2021, film.

Jenkins, David, creator. Our Flag Means Death. Burbank, CA: HBO Entertainment, 2022–present, TV series.

Jones, Ben York, and Michael Mohan, creators. Everything Sucks. Los Angeles, CA: Midnight Radio, 2018, TV series. 

Kaling, Mindy, and Lang Fisher, creators. Never Have I Ever. Beverly Hills, CA: 3 Arts Entertainment, 2020–2023, TV series.

Kauffman, Marta, and Howard J. Morris, creators. Grace and Frankie. Santa Monica, CA: Skydance Media, 2015-2022, TV series.

Kechiche, Abdellatif, dir. Blue Is the Warmest Color. Paris: Quat’sous Films, 2013, film.

Kellett, Gloria, and Mike Royce, creators. One Day at a Time. Beverly Hills, CA: Act III Productions, 2017-2020, TV series.

Kondracke, Alexandra, dir. Girltrash: All Night Long. Los Angeles, CA: Power Up Films, 2014, film.

Kwan, Daniel, and Daniel Scheinert, dir. Everything Everywhere All at Once. Manhattan, NY: A24, 2022, film.

Lee, Francis, dir. Ammonite. London: BBC Film, 2020, film.

Levy, Daniel, and Eugene Levy, creators. Schitt’s Creek. Toronto: Not a Real Company Productions, 2015–2020, TV series.

López, Matthew, dir. Red, White & Royal Blue. Culver City, CA: Amazon Studios, 2023, film.

McGee, Lisa, creator. Derry Girls. London: Hat Trick Productions, 2018-2022, TV series.

Murphy, Ryan, dir. The Prom. Los Angeles: Ryan Murphy Productions, 2020, film.

Newman, Sydney, creator. Doctor Who. London: BBC, 1963–present, TV series.

Nichols, Mike, dir. Angels in America. Burbank, CA: HBO Films, 2003, miniseries.

Nunn, Laurie, creator. Sex Education. London: Eleven Film, 2019–2023, TV series.

Nyswaner, Ron, creator. Fellow Travelers. Los Angeles: Fremantle, 2023–present, TV series.

Oseman, Alice, creator. Heartstopper. Burbank, CA: See-Saw Films, 2022–present, TV series.

Prince-Bythewood, Gina, dir. The Old Guard. Burbank, CA: Skydance Media, 2020, film.

Rashid, Robia, creator. Atypical. London: Sony Pictures Television, 2017-2021, TV series.

Reijn, Halina, dir. Bodies Bodies Bodies. Manhattan, NY: A24, 2022, film.

Ribeiro, Daniel, dir. Heute Gehe Ich Allein nach HauseSão Paulo: Lacuna Filmes, 2014, film.

Robinson, Jennifer, dir. Do Revenge. Burbank, CA: Likely Story, 2022, film.

Sant, Gus Van, dir. MilkNew York: Focus Features, 2008, film. 

Schwab, V. E., creator. First Kill. Los Angeles, CA: Belletrist, 2022, TV series. 

Sciamma, Céline, dir. Portrait of a Lady on Fire. Paris: Lilies Films, 2020, film.

Seligman, Emma, dir. Bottoms. Los Angeles: Orion Pictures, 2023, film.

Shepherd, John Scott, creator. You Me Her. Beverly Hills, CA: Alta Loma Entertainment, 2016-2020, TV series.

Singer, Bryan, dir. Bohemian Rhapsody. Los Angeles, CA: Twentieth Century Fox, 2018, film. 

Smith, Alena, creator. Dickinson. Culver City, CA: Apple TV, 2019-2021, TV series. 

Stevenson, Noelle, creator. She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. Glendale, CA: DreamWorks Animation, 2018–2020, TV series.

Streicher, Sarah, creator. The Wilds. Los Angeles, CA: AB Baby Productions, 2020-2022, TV series. 

Sugar, Rebecca, creator. Steven Universe. Burbank, CA: Cartoon Network Studios, 2013–2019, TV series.

Swale, Jessica, dir. Summerland. London: Quickfire Films, 2020, film. 

Terrace, Dana, creator. The Owl House. Burbank, CA: Disney Television Animation, 2020–2023, TV series.

Underwood, Sarah. The Lies We Sing to the Sea. London: HarperCollins, 2023.

Urman, Jennie Snyder, creator. Jane the Virgin. Pennsylvania: RCTV, 2014-2019, TV series.

Wachowski, Lana, Lilly Wachowski, and J. Michael Straczynski, creators. Sense8. Los Angeles: Anarchos Productions, 2015–2018, TV series.

Waller-Bridge, Phoebe, creator. Killing Eve. London: Sid Gentle Films, 2018-2022, TV series.

Warchus, Matthew, dir. Pride. London: Pathé, 2014, film. 

Watson, Sarah, creator. The Bold Type. Toronto, ON: Canada Film Capital, 2017-2021, TV series.

Wu, Alice, dir. The Half of It. Burbank, CA: Likely Story, 2020, film.

Other Media

Ewert, Marcus. 10,000 Dresses. New York, NY: Seven Stories Press, 2008, picture book.

Jones, Saeed. Prelude to Bruise. Minneapolis, MN: Coffee House Press, 2014, poetry collection.

Kushner, Tony. Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1993, play.

Maybee, Spencer, dir. Carmilla. Toronto: Smokebomb Entertainment, 2014–2016, web series.

Sims, Jonathan, writer. The Magnus Archives. Rusty Quill, 2016-21, podcast.

Wild, Charlotte Sullivan, and Charlene Chua. Love, Violet. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2021.

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This contribution is part of the multimedia series #Diversitäten on the online platform #GeistBildet #Kultur&BildungOnline of the ‘Culture and Education’ department of the Bamberg Centre for Teacher Education. It was created as part of the project ‘DiKuLe: Developing Digital Teaching Cultures’ at the Otto Friedrich University of Bamberg, funded by the Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre. 

Project leaders/editors of the multimedia series: Adrianna Hlukhovych, Dominik Herrmann, Konstantin Lindner, Sabine Vogt.