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Tag: twentieth century
“A Poison to the Race”: Women, Foreigners and VD in Modern Japan
Japanese “AIDS panics” characterized women as the carriers of foreign-born sexual diseases.
Archives of Desire: Debbie Does Death
Even in death a Republican-appointed judge wanted to be remembered for his stance against pornography.
Understanding Zika & the Abortion Debate in Brazil: A View from 1940
Brazil now faces both a mounting health crisis and the opportunity to revise the parameters of reproductive rights.
Naming & Shaming Women: Reporting on VD Trials During WWI
In 1918 over 100 women were convicted for infecting a member of the armed forces with VD.
The Catholic Church and Child Sexual Abuse in Twentieth-Century Ireland
It was their word against the word of the adults, the doers of God’s work on Earth.
Histories of Sexuality and the Carceral State—Part 2
How do race, gender, and sexuality intersect in order to shape policing and imprisonment?
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