The history of sex podcast
joined by Alexandra Collinson, a third year PhD student at Newcastle University studying eighteenth-century literature. We’ll be talking about her project, The Sex Workers’ Revolution: Prostitution and Feminism in Women’s writing, 1787-1801, and more broadly about women, sex work, virtue and motherhood in eighteeth century England and Ireland.
In today's episode I have the absolute honour of talking to Dr Kathleen Lubey about her new book What Pornography Knows: Sex and Social Protest since the Eighteenth Century.
In this episode I'm joined by Dr Julie Taddeo and Dr Katherine Byrne to talk about their 2022 book Rape in Period Drama Television: Consent, Myth, and Fantasy.
We’re in 1730s London with gentleman’s servant and OG drag queen John Cooper, also known as Princess Seraphina.
Queer-coding of contemporary WWE characters.
Annie Harrison They genuinely were fearful for their for their daughters in particular.Brianna Robertson-Kirkland Definitely, at the same time as them being fearful they're also wanting to elevate the family status by hiring a music master of good standing. So you've got two things going on, you've got on the one hand, well, we've got... Continue Reading →
Listen now! "Great queen of queens, issue of a holy womb for righteous divine powers, greater than your own mother, wise and sage, lady of all the foreign lands, life-force of the teeming people: I will recite your holy song! True goddess fit for divine powers, your splendid utterances are magnificent. Deep-hearted, good woman with... Continue Reading →
Listen now! A young lady climbs out of a window dressed in men’s clothing with a pistol and her pet dog in hand. She meets another lady also dressed in men’s clothing and they ride into the night towards the coast with plans of their new life together abroad. Hello and welcome to the seventh... Continue Reading →
Listen now! TRIGGER WARNING: Discussion of sexual assault and FGM Today we’re visiting a West African village that’s become internationally famous for being the land of no men. Hello and welcome to the sixth episode of Amorous Histories! I’m Annie Harrison, your resident history nerd for the next half an hour. Thank you to everyone... Continue Reading →
Listen now! Have you heard of the secret Scottish society with penis shaped drinking glasses and a wig made of mistresses pubic hair? Today we’re talking about the Most Ancient and Puissant Order of the Beggar's Benison and Merryland. Hello and welcome to the fifth episode of Amorous Histories! I’m Annie Harrison, thank you for... Continue Reading →
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