Elberskirchen sounds to us today like an extraordinary voice. Yet what is striking is that she was rather ordinary.
Recent Posts
Porno Chic and the Sex Wars: A Roundtable on the Politics of Sexual Representations in the 1970s – Part 1
“Porno chic” culture of the 1970s provided an opportunity to embrace—or challenge—the sexual revolution.
Sexuality, Secrecy, and Local Government in Early Twentieth-Century Edendale, South Africa
Class shame hinging upon perceived sexual immorality is an often overlooked element of anti-colonial/apartheid politics in South Africa.
Remembrance of Things Past: A Novelist Reflects on the Politics of Intergenerational Sex
Sarah Schulman on changing attitudes towards intergenerational sex within the queer community.
Femme Histories Roundtable – Part II
How can the experiences of feminine lesbians or queer women change our understanding of the history of sexuality?
Disembodied Desire
For Victorians, the hand served as an acceptable object of fixation upon which to leer and project meaning and fantasy.
Femme Histories Roundtable – Part I
To what extent has female masculinity shaped lesbian and/or queer women’s histories?
