Aelred of Rievaulx’s writings help us to understand medieval experiences of sex and sexual desire.
Recent Posts
Meet Our New Assistant Editors
We are pleased to introduce our assistant editors for 2015-2016.
CFP: Histories of Sexuality and Religion
How have religious practices, identities, beliefs, institutions and politics shaped the history of sexuality?
“What can I do to be normal?” Queer Female Desire in Letters to Dr. Alfred Kinsey
Many postwar Americans were obsessed with sexual normality but their stories reveal queer possibilities.
Interracialintimacies.org: An Online Interactive Archives and Teaching Tool
Mavis’ family photo album opened a door on a life of interracial intimacy.
Reading the History of Sexuality Collectively in the Digital Age
Using digital technology to replace traditional pedagogical methods with “collective reads”.
Archives of Desire: James Huneker “Nosophilia: A Nordau Heroine”
Discussions of “deviant” sexuality were visible and vibrant within artistic and literary communities.