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Sohum Pal

Sohum (he/they) is a graduate student and union steward in New York City. His work has appeared in Los Angeles Review of Books, Full Stop, and Lux. He watches a lot of movies and splurged on a Film Forum membership. He is a devoted magical thinker.

Essays & Reviews

The Job of Consent

By Sohum PalMarch 27, 2024
The Joy of Consent: a Philosophy of Good Sex (October 2023) tests the limits of consent as a heuristic for "good sex," exposing the wide berth between pleasure and what is legible to the law.
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