Samuel Clowes Huneke
Samuel Clowes Huneke is Assistant Professor of History at George Mason University. He is author of A Queer Theory of the State and States of Liberation: Gay Men between Dictatorship and Democracy in Cold War Germany.
Hilary Mantel, Historian
The celebrated novelist treated the past seriously, depicting its psychological complexity and drawing out its present-day political implications.
Why Does the State Care About Your Gender?
The patchwork of government regulations around sex and gender causes endless misery for transgender people.
The Beginnings of Queer Citizenship
In the 1970s, gay and lesbian West Germans sought to forge political solidarity from sexual identity.
When Democracy Ails, Magic Thrives
West German witchcraft trials after World War II reveal how political rupture can fuel magical thinking.
The Long Fight for LGBT Labor Equality
On the successes and agonies of a legalistic approach to gay activism.
Atone—But Not Because It Will Save Democracy
Germany’s official policy of shame about its past is a model the United States should adopt. But it won’t protect either country from far-right extremism.
