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Dr. Tarrant received her PhD in political science from UCLA with expertise in political theory, feminist theory, and American politics. Among her eight books on gender and sexual politics, her most recent include The Pornography Industry: What Everyone Needs to Know (Oxford University Press), Men and Feminism (Seal Press), and Gender, Sex, and Politics (Routledge). Her newest publication is about academic mental health. Her work has been featured in The New Yorker, Playboy, Bitch magazine (RIP), and The Atlantic. Her media commentary appears in global and local outlets, including Rolling Stone, the Canadian Broadcast Corporation, KPCC, NPR, NBC, New York Times, Forbes, Ms., and more.  Dr. Tarrant is a tenured full professor with the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. For more information go to  and .