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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.

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Movie 鈥 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 鈥ultual Suggestions

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

Novel 鈥 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 鈥 Flower Valley

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

Serie 鈥 Chouchou

17 January 2023
Typically creating for a youth audience, Simon Boulerice aptly ventured into writing Chouchou, a drama television series intended for audiences over 13 years old....

Essay 鈥 Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex

10 January 2023
*Content only available in French ...

Theatre 鈥 Ciseaux: a colorful collage to remediate the invisibilization of queer women

17 December 2022
*Content only available in French. ...

Movie 鈥 Don鈥檛 Worry Darling

12 December 2022
Olivia Wilde's second feature film, Don't Worry Darling, transports us to the 1950s in a small community called "Victory." A happy couple, Alice (Florence Pugh) and Jack (Harry Styles), lead us through...

Movie 鈥 Winter boy

6 December 2022
*Content only available in French. ...

Interview 鈥 Pallina Michelot : Highlighting Diversity

29 November 2022
*Content only available in French. ...

Movie 鈥 The Misandrists

16 November 2022
Sarcastic, confrontational, and lewd鈥擝ruce LaBruce鈥檚 hallmark style shines through in his 2017 film, The Misandrists. Resembling a convent setting, a group of twelve young women and several 鈥渢eachers鈥 ...

Movie 鈥 Mother!

9 November 2022
Released in 2017, Mother!, directed by Darren Aronofsky, depicts the story of a seemingly happy couple whose tranquility is shattered by the unexpected arrival of guests. The film opens with Mother ...

October 鈥 Staff favorites

4 November 2022
Here are the october's favorites of our staff!...

Novel 鈥 Sex for One : The Joy of Selfloving

28 October 2022
With this essay published in 1996, Betty Dodson, an American multidisciplinary artist who grounds her work in feminist activism, decides to embark on a journey as a coach to promote a positive and ...

Music 鈥 La fin n鈥檃rrive jamais

21 October 2022
In recent years, Narcisse, an artist from the Quebec City area, has enveloped us in his electro-pop sounds and captivating stories. The general public first had the opportunity to experience Narcisse ...

Movie 鈥 The Maiden

19 October 2022
In 1990s Calgary, two teenage friends, Kyle (played by Justin Sluiter) and Colton (played by Marcel T. Jimenez), reconnect and roam the city and its outskirts. They smash an old television, give a ...