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Katheryn Winnick as Lagertha from the popular History Channel show Vikings. Characters such as Lagertha exemplify the modern fascination with Viking warrior women, also known as Shield Maidens. Though dramatized for TV by Winnick, Lagertha is thought to be a historical individual known mainly through Norwegian folktales and the Danish history written in the 12th century CE by Saxo Grammaticus.
Digging up Gender Identity in Viking Burials

The concept of gender has proven to be a tempestuous topic for decades now.

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Queer Art Takes Center Stage in “The First Homosexuals”

In the hotly contested battleground of Gender Studies, art historian Jonathan D. Katz is a trailblazer. He was the first tenured faculty in Gay and Lesbian…

Claude Cahun, Self Portrait from the series I am in Training Don’t Kiss Me, 1927. Silver gelatin print, 117 x 89 mm. (11.7 x 8.9 cm.), Jersey Heritage Collections, © Jersey Heritage.
Gender and Identity in Claude Cahun’s Work

The masks of French …

The late We'wa photographed weaving by John K. Hillers (1843-1925).
The Late We:wa, Two-Spirit Artist & Indigenous Advocate
Perhaps the most famous nineteenth-century Indigenous Łamana or Two-Spirit historical figure, the late We:wa was a Zuni artisan, diplomat, spiritual leader, and humanitarian. As such, they…
Miss meatface in neutral oranges and a leopard-print latex mask, sits in front of table loaded with pineapples, jello molds, and sausage plates. In front of busy floral background.
7 Queens Who Illustrate the Art of Drag
As American states levy an unprecedented amount of anti-trans bill proposals, the art of drag is gaining traction. We’ve rounded up artists who, whether working in drag or drag adjacent, have…
Jon Ching, Cache, 2020. Oil on wood,  24 x 18 inches.
Artivism: Making a Difference Through Art
Using art as a means for social change, artivists can change the world
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, Soap Bubbles, after 1739, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation,
LACMA Presents NOT I: Throwing Voices (1500 BCE–2020 CE)
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents NOT I: Throwing Voices (1500 BCE–2020 CE), an exhibition using ventriloquism, literally and liberally, to explore the representations of sounds…
The Dying Adonis
Revisiting Magnus Enckell
Master of Finnish Modernism and Gender Pioneer
A large wall of Sherman photos at a perspective-emphasizing angle
Cindy Sherman's Iconic Career on View at Paris Retrospective
Through her continuous experimentations and the uninterrupted evolution of her art, Sherman has been revealing the absurdities of our society for the past forty years.