From Cod to Codpieces: Benjamin Franklin’s Guide to Food and Sex

By Scott Larson Food and Sexuality

Benjamin Franklin’s dalliances with a cod may not seem particularly notable, given his other exploits.

CFP: The History of Venereal Disease

By notcheseditor CFP, Medicine and the Body

What role have venereal diseases played in the history of sexuality?

Seduction and Power in Revolutionary Bolivia

By Elena McGrath Latin American Sexualities

As in any revolution, women and children wielded a surprising amount of power, even at societal margins.

“This is Your Pasty”: The Performance of Queer Domesticity in Small-Town Wisconsin

By Christopher Hommerding Food and Sexuality, LGBTQ

Two queer men elevated the simple pasty to a luxurious, gourmet meal.

The Hunger of the Finnish Bachelor: Married Men, Desire & Domesticity in 20th Century Finland

By Laika Nevalainen Food and Sexuality, Modern Europe

Summer widowers might attempt to recapture the erotic possibility of their single days.

Sex & Food in the Nineteenth-Century American Metropolis

By Robert Gamble Early America, Food and Sexuality

Scandal erupted in a Philadelphia marketplace one Saturday morning in August 1839.

Teaching with Tumblr: Building a Digital Archive of Gender, Race & Empire

By Bianca Murillo Empire and Colonialism, Pedagogy, Race and Ethnicity

I am interested in the potential of digital media as a way to engage students.