Sexuality, Relationships, Psychology and Politics

The psychology of sexuality and relationships hasn't been one of my primary academic interests. However, the intricacies of relationship alternatives, liberating intimacy, and the broad space between categories of "friends" and "lovers" have always been relevant to my underlying project of challenging common assumptions about ourselves and our society. This theme runs throughout my work in both critical psychology and anarchism, particularly as related to the role of family and community, competing perspectives on human nature, and the difficulty of trying to change both society and ourselves at the same time (addressed recently in an article on anarchism and psychology).

Some of the issues that interest me related to sex-positive polyamory and relationship anarchy are listed in my outline for a 2013 discussion session on Polyamory Psychology and Politics.

Articles, Essays, Presentations

2015. Parallels, Intersections, and Clashes: Journeys through the Fringes. Conference on Psycho-politics: The Cross-Sections of Science and Ideology in the History of Psy-sciences, Budapest, Hungary. [describes three groups related to sexuality, relationship alternatives, and communication]

2013. Polyamory Psychology and Politics. Discussion, Atlanta Polyamory Weekend.

2011. Anarchism and Psychology. Theory in Action. [YouTube video of conference presentation, in two parts: 1 - 2]

2001. From A Married Anarchist. Social Anarchism #31, 57-60. An early attempt to think about marriage and monogamy.