The Romantic Concept of Psychological Androgyny

By Victoria Russell History of Sexuality

The history of the concept of psychological androgyny both raises and responds to the question “what is the history of sexuality?”

Witchcraft Confessions and Sexual Fantasies during the English Civil War

By Scott Eaton Early Modern

In their confessions at the East Anglian witch trials, accused women combined their understanding of the devil with sexual fantasies.

Maleficent Favourites: Seductive Bewitchment at the English Court

By Kit Heyam Medieval

Accusations of witchcraft were often used to explain away transgressive behaviour between kings and favourites.

Histories of Sexuality and the Carceral State-Part 3

By Regina Kunzel 20th and 21st Century United States

Mass incarceration cannot be understood without looking through the lenses of gender and sexuality.

Technological Perspectives on Pregnancy, Birth (Control), and Fertility

By Donna Drucker Medicine and the Body

Increasing interest in gender- and sex-related content at the Society for the History of Technology meeting.

Sexualisation of Girlhood During Edwardian Times

By Elodie Silberstein Childhood and Youth

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

The Boswell Legacy: Revisiting John Boswell’s Christianity, Social Tolerance and Homosexuality

By Katherine Harvey Medieval

Three historians explore the legacy of John Boswell’s landmark text.