Queer History and the Holocaust

By Anna Hajkova LGBTQ, Modern Europe, Sexual Labour, Sexual Violence 0 comments

Queer experiences of the Holocaust have been marginalised, ignored and denied.

Anticipating Sin in Medieval Society

By Erin Abraham Author Interviews, Childhood and Youth, Medieval, Religion and Sexuality, Sexual Violence 1 comment

Anticipating Sin in Medieval Society explores early medieval understandings of sin, looking in particular at childhood, sexuality and violence.

“Party Games” and “Pulling Train”: Understanding the Brett Kavanaugh Gang Rape Allegation

By Desiree Abu-Odeh 20th and 21st Century United States, Sexual Violence 1 comment

The history of responses to campus gang rape can help us understand recent allegations against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Searching for Sex Crimes in Rural Nebraska

By Brian Trump 20th and 21st Century United States, Sexual Violence 0 comments

Trips to courthouses across Nebraska raised important questions about how to conduct research on sexual violence in rural spaces.

#MeToo

By Rachel Hope Cleves History of Sexuality, Sexual Violence 0 comments

Reflections on the #MeToo movement from the NotchesBlog crew and friends.

‘No One Helped’: Marcia Gallo on the murder of Kitty Genovese

By Lauren Gutterman 20th and 21st Century United States, Author Interviews, LGBTQ, Sexual Violence 0 comments

As “inner cities” are being deployed as symbols of unchecked violent crime and social disintegration, the history Gallo traces is vital.

Child Sexual Abuse? A View from England in the Later Middle Ages

By Alan Kissane Childhood and Youth, Medieval, Sexual Violence 0 comments

Bringing sex offenders to justice was as challenging in the Middle Ages as it is today.