#TheMonogamousState

Theorizing the Monogamous State: Intersections of Race, Coloniality, and Sexuality - Melanie Heath, 2026 Theorizing the importance of the state in regulating sexuality and how sexuality shapes the state has been key to understanding state control and definition. Mo...

#TheMonogamousState: Monogamy is central to how states define citizenship and public order. Using France, it shows how colonial and racialized opposition to polygamy helped construct the state through the regulation of sexuality and family form.