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Hijra!

In the Indian subcontinent, and more specifically in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, we meet the gender of Hijra! In ancient Hindu scriptures, they are mentioned for over 4000 years! Hijras […]

Fa’afafine

“If you want something done, ask a fa’afafine.”Who is the population that is called Fa’afafine? Fa’afafine are those assigned males at birth whose gendered behaviours are, to varying degrees, feminine’(Schmidt, […]

Two-Spirit People in Turtle Island!

Welcome to Turtle Island, as the native population calls the North American continent. There we have the honour to meet with Two-Spirit people. Two-spirit or two-spirited people are Native Americans […]

Muxes!

''A blessing from God''In the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, there is a matrifocal Zapotec community where Muxes are culturally recognised as the third gender. Muxes have been assigned as boys at […]

Burnesha of Albania!

In northern Albania, Kosovo and Montenegro, and in albanian ethnic groups in Bosnia, Dalmatian Croatia, Serbia and North Macedonia, another gender beyond the binary women-man exists. There are the Burnesha.Burnesha […]

Дух английской литературы

Курс лекций переводчика Натальи Трауберг об английской словесности случайно достался Arzamas на аудиокассетах — в них очень несистемно, но смешно и понятно рассказывается о людях, повлиявших на особый, христианский дух английской литературы. Мы выбрали наиболее интересные фрагменты и публикуем их […]

What is video?

Tomas Čepaitis Minister of Foreign Affairs and more delivers Gabriel Soucheyre his credentials as Ambassador for Video & Digital Arts & ...

Bugis!

Buginese society recognize five gender system (Hariyono & Suryaman, 2019; Al-Jum’ah & Suprihatin,2019). With a different role, namely oroane (male), makkunrai (female), calalai (women with roles and functions of men), […]

The spirits of Aach & Och

Thomas Čepaitis reflecting on the spirits of Aach & Och for the Faculty of Procrastination of the Užupis University. Lecture given within the C.A.R.L. Auditorium in Aachen which has capacity […]