
Prisms, Volume I, Issue I
About the Journal
Prisms: The Princeton Journal of Gender and Sexuality Studies Princeton's first undergraduate journal dedicated to this interdisciplinary field. The objective of this journal is to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in gender and sexuality studies by cultivating high-quality student research, and increasing undergraduate access to the field. The journal operates on a biannual basis and is entirely student run. For more information on submissions, please see below.
GSS Journal Editors
Born in Virginia and raised in D.C. and New York, Amy Başkurt is a junior in the History Department. Her academic interests include American political and cultural history, as well as their interconnectivity with Gender & Sexuality studies.
Anika Asthana is a History and Gender and Sexuality Studies student at Princeton University. Her research focuses on 19th century constructions of racial boundaries and gendered identities.
Arrey Enow is a junior in the Anthropology Department, minoring in Gender & Sexuality Studies, Entrepreneurship, and English. On campus, she’s the director of the Sankofa Fashion Show, a researcher for the Asylum Project, and a member of the LISD Gender & Security group.
Charlie Yale is from Omaha, Nebraska, and is a Member of Butler College. On campus, Charlie is a contributing columnist for The Daily Princetonian, works as a Barista at The Coffee Club, and is involved with the Alliance of Jewish Progressives.
Born and raised in New York City, Daniel Yu is an African American Studies major, receiving minors in Gender & Sexuality Studies and English. Daniel’s research interests lie at the intersections of race and gender, with a particular focus on Black queer and trans studies.
James Morales (He/They) is a junior majoring in Anthropology with a minor in the History of Science. His independent work focuses on transgender healthcare and transmisogynistic academic discourse within the social sciences.
Keomali Johnston is a first-year student from Madison, Wisconsin pursuing a concentration in English and minors in Gender and Sexuality Studies and Creative Writing. They have a passion for researching expressions of gender and sexuality in literature, film, and popular culture. Their novel writing draws from their research, as well as…
Moses Abrahamson is a member of the Class of 2025 majoring in Art History, with minors in Dance and African American Studies. His junior independent work critically examined gendered dynamics, sociocultural politics, and spatiality in Edgar Degas’s The Rehearsal of the Ballet Onstage, 1874.
Muntara Singh is a sophomore in the English department earning minors in Creative Writing and Asian American Studies. On campus, she is a Prose Reader for The Nassau Literary Review and works as a Writer’s Assistant in the Creative Writing Program.
Riya Joshi is a sophomore from Chicago. She plans to major in Classics and minor in GSS and/or GHP. On campus, she is a member of Princeton Students for Reproductive Justice and a volunteer EMT with Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad.
I am a rising junior in the Anthropology department pursuing a minor in Gender & Sexuality Studies. I am excited to begin my independent work examining queer, trans and femme experiences through an ethnographic lens.
Selena Xiang, a member of Princeton’s Class of 2027 from San Diego, CA, is a neuroscience major interested in the neural mechanisms of learning and spinal rehabilitation. She is also fascinated by the social and medical complexities of navigating trans parenthood. On campus, she is a research assistant in the Witten Lab, a coach for Special…
Yi is a freshman interested in majoring in politics, and minoring in East Asian and Eurasian/Russian Studies. Her interests span from the geopolitical to the cultural, particularly focusing on the intersections of identity, history, and representation.