Noah Berlatsky

Noah Berlatsky

Bio

Noah Berlatsky is a contributing writer for The Atlantic. He edits the online comics-and-culture website The Hooded Utilitarian and is the author of the forthcoming book Wonder Woman: Bondage and Feminism in the Marston/Peter Comics, 1941-1948.

Noah Berlatsky Articles

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For Anti-Sex Work Writers, Sex Sells 

Hating sex workers—and treating them as things—can get you money.

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The Strange Intersection Of Anti-Semitism And Anti-Blackness Racism

If you want America to relearn how to hate white Jews, the quickest way to do that is to associate them with black people.

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Violence, Sex, And Coming Of Age: Why Everyone Is Talking About This One Summer  

The first graphic novel to win a Caldeott gives children the chance to be adults, and adults the chance to be kids.

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On Privilege And Online Bullying

The Lord of the Flies can feel like a vacation spot for conflict-management consultants in comparison to social media.

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How To Make The Queer And Feminism Movements More Inclusive: Activist Julia Serano Speaks Out

"I believe that, in order to address these problems, we need to first understand how we got here."

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Oscars Voter Raises Question: What Does A Racist Look Like?

According to an Academy Awards voter, the right sort of people, with the right sort of education and connections, can't be racist.

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How Wonder Woman's Male Creator Helped Shape Third-Wave Feminism 

To understand this debate, it's important to consider historical context.

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Blues Music's Hidden Queer History

The history of pop music, and of black pop music in particular, has always been gay history.

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Batman, Superguys, And The Man In Bam!

Did the classic Adam West Batman show strike a blow (Kerwhap!) for feminism?

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Women In Metal: 9 Tracks From The Genderless Utopia Of Death

Metal aggression isn't sexual, but existential. As a result, women in the genre are both rare and unexpectedly equal.

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