An interdisciplinary researcher and thinker, Bull continues to expand the breadth and depth of his "abyss of knowledge." Most recently, his studies have taken him in a number of exciting directions. He continues to work his way through Vladimir Nabokov's Stories, for example, a comprehensive collection of the Russian-American author's short stories. He is also exploring historical and cultural considerations of the notion that women are inferior to men (#genderpolitics). Why does this view persist, he asks, and on what grounds do its proponents propagate it?
Bull is examining this larger question by consulting Aristophanes' Lysistrata and myths such as "Pandora's Box" and "Adam and Eve." However, he is also considering this inquiry alongside contemporary considerations of sexuality and the emergence of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (#LGBT) community. As he conceives it, sexual identity and #gender consist of three fundamental components: (1) one's physical make-up (i.e., the biological reality of a male or female sex organ), (2) one's introspective view (i.e., one's view of oneself), and (3) the social view (i.e., the views and gender expectations projected onto a person by those outside of oneself). Do sexuality and gender roles exist along this spectrum, he wonders? If so, what are the implications upon gendered power?
If you would like to weigh in, please post in the comments below. For a fascinating and brief examination into the biological and genetic factors that influence sexual orientation, please consult the following video:
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