Disembodied Desire

By Josh Adair February 21, 2017 Archives of Desire 0 comments

For Victorians, the hand served as an acceptable object of fixation upon which to leer and project meaning and fantasy.

Archives of Desire: Sexualisation of Girlhood During Edwardian Times

By Elodie Silberstein November 15, 2016 Archives of Desire 0 comments

Risqué Edwardian postcards are precursors and the sexualisation of childhood today.

Out of the Closet, Into the Archives: Researching Sexual Histories

By Jaime Cantrell October 20, 2016 Archives of Desire 1 comment

Can an archive offer “proof” that historians often seek out?

Archives of Desire: Debbie Does Death

By Josh Adair September 29, 2016 Archives of Desire 0 comments

Even in death a Republican-appointed judge wanted to be remembered for his stance against pornography.

Would you mind if Neil Bartlett asked you a few personal questions about sex?

By Ania Ostrowska May 24, 2016 Archives of Desire 0 comments

The Wellcome Collection’s ‘Institute of Sexology’ was the first major event of its kind in the UK.

Archives of Desire: Analog Sexting

By Josh Adair May 3, 2016 Archives of Desire 1 comment

My grandparents helped pave the way for virtual trysts.

Archives of Desire: Soft-Core Pornography and Activism in the 1960s

By Helis Sikk April 26, 2016 Archives of Desire, LGBTQ, Post-1945 United States 0 comments

The Los Angeles Advocate captured the essence of an important segment of the LGBTQ culture.