Emma Cieslik
I am a queer, disabled museum worker, public historian, and writer based in the Washington, DC area. I write and research the intersections of gender and sexuality, religion and politics, and material culture.
In Conversation:
Folklore is Resistance
“De-Flock America” ties back to Halloween’s folk origins
Let not our sorrow be weaponized
On queer solidarity and resisting scapegoating
ICE is Waging Trump’s War on Disabled Communities
And this is how you can fight back.
How to unpack and resist a pedophilic beauty standard
In a post-Epstein file world
Harnessing queer and trans protest magic
How magic has become a conduit to resist and demand justice
How to Resist “Organized Loneliness”
resisting isolation in the age of digital authoritarianism
The OU Essay and the Christian Persecution Complex