The Allure of the Castrato

By Lisa Smith Early Modern

An introduction to one of the sex symbols of the eighteenth century: the castrato.

Incoherent or Invigorated? The History of Sexuality

By Justin Bengry History of Sexuality

On the launch of the IHR History of Sexuality Seminar.

Hyperbole and horror: hijras and the British imperial state in India

By Onni Gust Empire and Colonialism, LGBTQ

Nineteenth-century British imperial imaginaries took great delight in expressing the terror of, and a morbid fascination with, hijra bodies.