History of Sexuality at the 2017 American Historical Association Meeting

By notcheseditor History of Sexuality

Our list of 2017 AHA panels that are not to be missed

Sex and the Devil: An Interview with Laura Stokes

By Mackenzie Cooley Early Modern, NOTCHES on the Bookshelf, Religion and Sexuality

‘The witch is a witch not only because she magically devours, destroys, or rides wolves, but also because she has sex with the devil.’

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.

‘The Inevitable Errors of First Explorations’? Revisiting John Boswell’s Christianity, Social Tolerance and Homosexuality

By David Clark Medieval

What qualities have kept Boswell’s “Christianity, Social Tolerance and Homosexuality” monumental to the field of medieval history?

Queer Terminology: LGBTQ Histories and the Semantics of Sexuality

By Claire Hayward LGBTQ, Pedagogy

How do we find, describe and contextualise histories of same-sex love and gender identity?

CFP: Histories of Magic and Sexuality

By Mackenzie Cooley CFP

How have perceptions of magic shaped sexuality, love, and reproduction?