Gender

Gender history examines how societies have defined roles and identities across time. Read how those expectations shaped daily life and the distribution of power.

Japan’s Gender-Bending History 012518-16-Japan-History-Gender-Anthropology

Japan’s Gender-Bending History

September 1, 2026

Genking, a male-born Japanese TV personality and ‘genderless’ pioneer. _genking_/Instagram By Dr. Jennifer Robertson / 02.28.2017 Professor...

Deadnamed: Justice Delayed – or Nonexistent – for Transgender Victims 081018-01-Transgender-LGBT[-Violence-Law-Crime

Deadnamed: Justice Delayed – or Nonexistent – for Transgender Victims

February 7, 2023

Aea Celestice is a 32-year-old transgender woman living in Jacksonville, Florida. Celestice said someone needs to hold...

Of Gods and Emperors: Trans Experiences in Ancient Rome 081018-16-Transgender-Ancient-History-Roman-Rome

Of Gods and Emperors: Trans Experiences in Ancient Rome

June 10, 2023

The Roses of Heliogabalus (1888), Lawrence Alma-Tadema. (Wikimedia Commons) Ancient Rome featured a myriad of, what could...