BlackFlash Issue 42.2 – Domestic

At first glance, you might be surprised by what’s not in this issue. Absent are some of the usual lodestones of domesticity: overt references to parenting, gender roles, or household labour. Martha Rosler’s Semiotics of the Kitchen makes a brief appearance, but only as a foil. Yet, even without explicit citation, the framing of this issue is undeniably indebted to the feminist and queer canons of art and literature. The classic Second Wave slogan, “the personal is political,” ricochets across many of the texts here. If by now, the phrase feels self-evident (cliché even), its realization remains imperfect. In a digital landscape that incentivizes oversharing, the line between empathy and voyeurism feels increasingly blurred.
-Editorial Note

Editor
Madeline Bogoch

Publisher
BlackFlash

Publication Date
2025

Size
8.5 x 11 inches
64 pages

Binding
Softcover, perfect-bound

ISBN
7-72006-02005-3