Alja Adam is a recognized Slovenian author, literary theorist, and performer whose work is characterized by a deep exploration of feminine themes and feminist literary theory. Her poetry, translated into numerous languages, delves into questions of identity and social standing. Beyond her verse, Adam also contributes scholarly articles and essays, demonstrating a broad spectrum of literary engagement. Her artistic expression is significantly shaped by her academic background and her commitment to feminist critique.
A collection of articles on Love and Sexuality expresses a range of various positionalities and theoretical insights that encompass different disciplinary formations from literature, anthropology to visual art, history, psychoanalysis, discourse analysis as well as empirical research. The essays of this volume show how situated examples have reconfigured general approaches to love, especially hetero-normative love.