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Our culture section presents cultural critiques and recommendations with a sexological focus. In addition to suggested readings, films, podcasts, television series and more, this section also offers cultural reviews written by our team. If you have questions or comments regarding this section, contact our team here.

 

Bisexuality • Cultual Suggestions

22 September 2023
*Content only available in French. ...

Movie • The Nature of Love

20 September 2023
Sophia, a 40-year-old philosophy professor, finds herself mired in the complacency of a stagnant romantic relationship. The word desire, derived from the Latin desiderare, typically conveys a sense of ...

Novel • Dandelion Daughter

13 September 2023
A brutally honest, necessary, and optimistic autofiction, Dandelion Daughter marks a girl’s birth followed by a woman’s rebirth. In a distant village, amidst trees, a little girl grows up, puzzled by ...

Theater • L’amoure looks something like you

31 August 2023
*Content only available in French....

Cultural article • Queer Joy: The Case of Heartstopper

3 August 2023
Both the TV series and the graphic novel Heartstopper are packed with examples of queer joy. Some are obvious, while others are more subtle....

June • Cultual Suggestions

21 June 2023
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Play • Mama

12 June 2023
*Content only available in French....

Documentary • Killer Sally: murder under steroids

12 May 2023
The American dream, gun violence, bouffant hairstyles, and high-cut leotards—these are the intriguing elements that the documentary series Killer Sally brings to the forefront. Directed by Nanette ...

Novel • The Young Man

14 April 2023
In just 38 pages, Annie Ernaux provides an expansive view of her entire oeuvre—her relationship with time, her self-perception, and her writing approach. The Young Man is a concise autobiographical ...

Movie • The Watermelon Woman

7 April 2023
Being the first feature-length film directed by a Black lesbian in the world, The Watermelon Woman is an absolute must in queer cinema....

Play • Belonging (to herself)

3 April 2023
*Content only available in French.....

Documentary • Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin

9 March 2023
The documentary Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin recounts the life of Bayard Rustin (1912–1987), an unjustly overlooked figure in the U.S....

Movie • Women talking

8 March 2023
In this feature film released in December 2022, Toronto-based filmmaker Sarah Polley adds another entry to her catalog of feminist and activist works. She makes a bold and deliberate choice by casting ...

February •Cultual Suggestions

24 February 2023
*Content only available in French. ...

Novel • The Last One

2 February 2023
In her debut novel, The Last One, Fatima Daas presents a poignant autofiction centered on identity. Her narrative, both contemporary and intimate, manipulates form and rhythm to articulate the ...

Novel • Flower Valley

24 January 2023
Five years after the release of her debut novel, Homo Sapienne, author Niviaq Korneliussen introduces her second book, La Vallée des Fleurs. Having already made a significant impact on Greenlandic...