Book News on Uránia

"Radical Belonging" — William Cavins's Book on Queer Theology and the Gospel of Inclusion

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000

“Radical Belonging: Queer Theology and the Gospel of Inclusion” is a book by American pastor and bishop William R. Cavins, written in English and published independently.

\"A Lesbian Queer Utopia?!\" — A Book by M.A. Seewald on a Community on Lesvos and Feminist Futures

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000

In June 2026, the German academic publisher transcript released the book A Lesbian Queer Utopia?! An Empirical Research on the Island of Lesvos. It was written by M.A. Seewald — a researcher, lecturer, and artist. The book was published in English.

\"Dirty Dragging\" — A Book by Evelyn Annuß on Queer Performance Under Racism and Nazism

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000

In June 2026, mdwPress published the book “Dirty Dragging: Performative Transpositions” in English. A German-language edition had appeared from the same press in December 2025. The author is Evelyn Annuß, professor of gender studies and director of the International Research Center for Gender and Performativity at mdw — Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien (University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Austria). The research was developed at Freie Universität Berlin under the DFG Heisenberg program of the German Research Foundation.

\"Queer Pasts in Latin America\" — A Collection by Santiago Joaquín Insausti on the History of Sexuality in the 20th Century

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000

In October 2024, the Argentine publisher Prometeo Editorial released the collection “Pasados queer en Latinoamérica: Historias de la sexualidad en el siglo XX” (Queer Pasts in Latin America: Histories of Sexuality in the 20th Century) in Spanish. The editor is Santiago Joaquín Insausti, an Argentine sociologist and Doctor of Social Sciences from the Universidad de Buenos Aires. He is a researcher at CONICET (Argentina’s National Scientific and Technical Research Council), based at the Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento. Previously, he held a postdoctoral fellowship at the Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (IIS-UNAM) and was a María Zambrano Fellow at the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona.

\"Shameless\" — A Book by Terrell J. A. Winder on the Making of Black Gay Identities in Los Angeles

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000

In June 2026, New York-based publisher NYU Press released the book Shameless: The Making of Black Gay Identities in LA. It was written by Terrell J. A. Winder — a sociologist and Assistant Professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The book was published in English.

\"The Secret Public\" — A Book by Jon Savage on How LGBT Artists Shaped Pop Culture

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000

In June 2025, British publisher Faber & Faber released The Secret Public: How Music Moved Queer Culture From the Margins to the Mainstream by British music critic and cultural historian Jon Savage. In June 2026, a Spanish translation appeared under the title El Público Secreto, published by Liburuak. The book was written in English.

\"Trans Geographies of Joy\" — A Book by Elias Capello on Trans Community Building in Atlanta

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000

In June 2026, NYU Press published the book “Trans Geographies of Joy: Building Community in Atlanta” in English. The author is Elias Capello, professor of anthropology in the Liberal Arts Department at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in Atlanta. He received his PhD in anthropology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2021. His research focuses on trans communities and queer activism in the Deep South, drawing on feminist, decolonial, and queer theoretical frameworks.

"Rainbow Rome" — Francesco Angeli's Book on the Hidden LGBT History of the Italian Capital

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000

“Romarcobaleno. Angoli segreti della cultura LGBT. Una guida alla Roma che accoglie” (Rainbow Rome: Secret Corners of LGBT Culture. A Guide to the Welcoming City) is a book by Italian LGBT activist and writer Francesco Angeli, written in Italian. The book was published in June 2026 by Giulio Perrone Editore in the “Passaggi di Dogana” series.

"A History of Sexuality" — Scarlett Beauvalet's Book on Sexual Norms and Practices in Early Modern France

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000

“Histoire de la sexualité — À l’époque moderne, du XVe au XVIIIe siècle” (A History of Sexuality: The Early Modern Period, 15th–18th Centuries) is a book by French historian Scarlett Beauvalet, written in French and published by Armand Colin.

"Sadistic Cholas" — Olga Rodriguez-Ulloa's book on the reclaiming of a racial stereotype in contemporary Peru

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000

On June 16, 2026, University of Texas Press published the academic monograph Sadistic Cholas: Transfeminist Provocations in Contemporary Peru by American scholar Olga Rodriguez-Ulloa. The book examines the history of the racial stereotype of the chola in Peru and analyses how contemporary artists, activists, and queer performers are reclaiming this figure as a tool of resistance.

\"Feminist and LGBTQ Mobilizing in Contemporary Social Movements\" — an edited volume by Cristina Flesher Fominaya on feminist and LGBTQ activism

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000

In 2026, Routledge published the academic anthology Feminist and LGBTQ Mobilizing in Contemporary Social Movements, edited by Cristina Flesher Fominaya and Damon Eguiarte Flesher. The volume examines how feminist and LGBTQ organisations operate within the structure of contemporary social movements.

"The Hermaphrodites" — Michel Foucault's unpublished manuscript on the history of sex determination

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000

On June 2, 2026, the Italian publisher Giulio Einaudi editore released Gli ermafroditi (The Hermaphrodites) by the French philosopher Michel Foucault (1926–1984), in a translation by Duccio Sacchi. This is a previously unpublished manuscript, written approximately between 1975 and 1978 and discovered in Foucault’s archive after his death. The original French edition, titled Les hermaphrodites, was published in 2025 by Gallimard in Paris, edited by Henri-Paul Fruchaud and Arianna Sforzini. The Italian edition includes a preface by Arianna Sforzini and a postface by Éric Fassin.

\"Strong Voices\" — A Book by Laura Decurtins on Women in the Musical Culture of Graubünden

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000

In May 2026, the Zurich publisher Chronos Verlag released the book Starke Stimmen: Frauen in der Bündner Musikkultur (Strong Voices: Women in Graubünden’s Musical Culture). It was written by Laura Decurtins — a Swiss musicologist and research associate at the Institute for Cultural Research Graubünden. The book was published in German.

“Bisexuality and Beyond” – A Book by Martha Robinson Rhodes on the History of Multiple-Gender-Attraction in the UK

Sat, 30 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000

In May 2026, Oxford University Press published the English-language book “Bisexuality and Beyond: A History of Multiple-Gender-Attraction in Modern Britain”. Its author is Martha Robinson Rhodes, a historian, researcher at Royal Holloway, University of London, and a former employee of the LGBT charity Stonewall.

"The LGBTQ Almanac" – Deborah G. Felder's Book on 500 Years of Queer History in America