📚 Bibliographies: 000 – A Quick Introduction

In which I reveal that I read too much

It might be obvious to you, but in case it isn’t – I read a lot. Not just because I want to, but sometimes (often), because I have to. 

There’s reading for work, typically 1) to stay up to date on specific industries and 2) to find out more about a particular topic I’m writing about. And then there’s reading for fun – mostly fiction, but usually in line with my work / research interests. 

But what Bibliographies will be mainly concerned with is the reading I do for my academic research. This includes news and feature articles, journal articles, theses, books and book chapters, and more. 

Lots of the things I come across for research are so fascinating and I am lowkey sad that I don’t always have the opportunity to highlight them in the main section of The Sex Beat. 

Some examples: 

• this journal article comparing metaphor use on mom blogs written by evangelical Christians and Latter Day Saints

• this newsletter issue about how a Mormon “second generation influencer” talks about sex on her public channels

• the fifth chapter from Rosalind Galt’s amazing book Alluring Monsters, in which she explores a “pontianak theory of the forest”

I’m not sure what systems or formats – or if there will even be a format – for the issues in this section. So let’s see how this goes. 

If you’re reading, thank you. And do let me know if there’s any way I can do better.