Searchable Bibliography

Our searchable bibliography will allow you to browse and easily find a list of curated sources pertaining to aromanticism, asexuality, and its related subject matters. To maximize the relevancy of the search results, these are our recommended steps to using the bibliography.

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AuthorsTitleYearTags
KJGuest Post: Children, Marriage and Family Expectations2011Carnival of Aces
Claudie ArseneaultDeath, Stillness, and Exile--Three Prongs of Asexual Imagery in Fiction2017aphobia; asexual; asexual reading/theory; community; death; dehumanization; literary analysis/theory; literature; narrative; otherness; representation; romantic
CJ BishopA mystery wrapped in an enigma--asexuality: a virtual discussion2013aphobia; aromantic; asexual; AVEN; community; compulsory sexuality; corrective assault; HSDD; nonsexual; pathologization; psychology; reproduction; romantic
Elizabeth BrakeMinimizing Marriage: Marriage, Morality, and the Law2012amatonormativity; asexual; community; compulsory sexuality; discrimination; gender; injustice; jealousy; law; marriage; monogamy; morality; nonmonogamy; objectification; philosophy; platonic; political theory; privilege; relationships; romantic; sexual violence; social construct
Xu Guo, Day WongConstructions of Asexual Identity in China: Intersections of Class, Gender, Region of Residence, and Asexuality2020aromantic; asexual; China; coming out; HSDD; identity; intersectionality; LGBTQ; mixed methods; online community; pro forma marriage; romantic; single; social construct; trans
Day WongAsexuality in China's sexual revolution: Asexual marriage as coping strategy2015asexual; AVEN; celibacy; China; intimacy; love; marriage; mixed methods; nonsexual; pathologization; platonic; pro forma marriage; romantic; self-identification; sexusociety
Jordan WindholzThe Queer Testimonies of Male Chastity in All's Well That Ends Well2019bachelor; early modern; identity; literary analysis/theory; literature; marriage; masculinity; protestant; queer; queer theory; reproductive futurity; Shakespeare; single; virginity
Jordan WindholzBallads, Journeymen, and Bachelor Community in Shakespeare's London2016bachelor; community; early modern; marriage; masculinity; Shakespeare; single
Elina Valovirta"Caribbean Passion"--The Hypersexual and the Asexual Woman as Reparative Tropes2014asexual; asexual reading/theory; Black; death; desexualization; feminism; gender; intersectionality; literary analysis/theory; literature; queer theory; race; religion; reproduction
Kyle WebsterA Textual Analysis of Online Asexual Representation and Visibility on Reddit2018asexual; asexual reading/theory; coming out; community; compulsory sexuality; definitions; LGBTQ; media; online community; performativity; queer; queer theory; representation; visibility
Essi VirtanenThe Representation of Queer Identities in Terry Pratchett's Discworld2022amatonormativity; aromantic; asexual; asexual reading/theory; fiction; gender; identity; literary analysis/theory; literature; marriage; nonbinary; queer; queer theory; representation; romantic; virginity
Tiina VaresAsexualities, Intimacies and Relationality2019aromantic; asexual; AVEN; crush; definitions; demisexuality; friendship; gray-asexuality; intimacy; marriage; monogamy; narrative; nonsexual; online community; platonic; queerplatonic; repulsion/aversion; romantic; self-identification; split attraction; squish
Mark Alan SmithBypassing the Asexual Paradox: A Strategic Retelling of the History of Asexuality2017asexual; asexual reading/theory; AVEN; celibacy; compulsory sexuality; death; early modern; history; identity; medieval; psychology; queer; queer theory; religion; reproductive futurity; sexusociety
Justin Smith"[T]he happiest, well-feddest wolf in Harlem": Asexuality as Resistance to Social Reproduction in Claude McKay's Home to Harlem2020asexual; asexual reading/theory; asexual resonances; Black; capitalism; community; intersectionality; literary analysis/theory; literature; political theory; politics; queer; race; reproduction; sexusociety
Kristin S. ScherrerWhat Asexuality Contributes to the Same-Sex Marriage Discussion2010amatonormativity; feminism; gatekeeping; intimacy; LGBTQ; marriage; nonmonogamy; queer; single; trans; whiteness
Melissa E. SanchezAntisocial Procreation in Measure for Measure2017asexual; asexual reading/theory; early modern; gender; literary analysis/theory; literature; new materialism; pregnancy; queer; queer theory; reproduction; reproductive futurity; Shakespeare
Celeste RobertsAsexuality in Victorian England: The Celibate Eccentric Genius Trope in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Frankenstein, and Sherlock Holmes2021asexual; asexual reading/theory; asexual resonances; bachelor; celibacy; history; literary analysis/theory; literature; queer theory; reproductive futurity
Simone ChessOpting Out: Anorexia, Asexuality, and Early Modern Women2020anorexia; asexual; asexual reading/theory; disability; disability theory/studies; early modern; greensickness; history; intersectionality; literary analysis/theory; literature; mental illness; queer; queer theory; reproduction; virginity
Megan ColeTraumatic Pregnancy, Queer Virginity, and Asexual Reproduction in Margaret Cavendish's The Convent of Pleasure2021amatonormativity; asexual; asexual reading/theory; early modern; feminism; gender; history; kinship; literary analysis/theory; literature; marriage; nonsexual; queer; queer theory; representation; reproduction; trauma; virginity
Joe JukesTowards Asexual Theory: Practicing a Queer Accountability of the Non-Sexual2018asexual; asexual reading/theory; erotics; nonsexual; performativity; queer; queer theory; silence