Noah Berlatsky

Daredevil focuses on the dynamics of heroism—the display of strength and violence as a way to distance oneself from weakness.

Rodriguez is confused when she says that people want her to steal white people's superheroes. But she also has a point.

Feminist dystopia at its finest. Joanna Russ imagines a world in which the elimination of gender hierarchy leads to freedom, strength, and power.

C.S. Lewis' classic book presents an unlikely challenge to the patriarchy in the form of its true hero, Lucy.

Some love stories don't end happily. So why do so many romance novels insist they do?

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

It's not the gender that's the problem: It's the oppression.

For once, central character Andrew's flaws are tied up in the fact that he is—wait for it—fundamentally decent.

The founder of the brilliant fyeahblackrockmusic Tumblr talks racial politics, Kelis, and . . . the Doobie Brothers?

Is the gender of the philosopher a marginal curiosity—or is it more central?