The Languages of Queer History

By Stephen Turton Queer Philologies

The language of desire and embodiment is not an inert or transparent medium. Studying the language of queer history gives us insight into past efforts to control the social value of gender and sexuality by defining their meaning.

Sexual Politics and Feminist Science: Women Sexologists in Germany, 1900-1933

By Kirsten Leng Author Interviews, Modern Europe

German-speaking feminists created new knowledge in sexology that challenged sexist biases and expanded possibilities for gendered and sexual expression.

Sex, Law and the Politics of Age: Child Marriage in India, 1891-1937

By Ishita Pande Asian Sexualities, Author Interviews, Childhood and Youth

Sex, Law and the Politics of Age: Child Marriage in India, 1891-1937 is a microhistory of a law restraining child marriages passed in colonial India in 1929.

“Clinical Demonstration by Two Expert Intellectuals”: Robert Latou Dickinson’s Representations of Sexual Intercourse

By Donna Drucker 20th and 21st Century United States, Medicine and the Body

Dickinson’s representations of sexual encounters show the possibilities of gathering sex research data with live couples

Beyond the Binary: Science, History, and the Radical Possibilities of Sex and Gender

By Kirsten Leng LGBTQ, Trans

Science has been a crucial resource for those seeking to radically rethink the possibilities of sex, gender, and sexuality.

Sex in the Archives: Writing American Sexual Histories

By Barry Reay 20th and 21st Century United States, Author Interviews

Sex in the Archives is an experiment in writing an American sexual history that refuses the confines of identity in sexuality studies.

Medicine, the Penal System and Sexual Crimes in England, 1919-1960s

By Janet Weston Author Interviews, LGBTQ, Sexual Violence, United Kingdom

Weston’s book is a history of 20th century medical explanations for sexual crime and medico-legal attempts at rehabilitation and cure.