In addition to covering academic publications, one of the services this blog offers is to review pop culture books that present themselves as covering lesbian or queer history. In some cases, I want to warn readers off of a book, but in some cases it's jusst a matter of "Look, here's what this is. It doesn't pretend to be anything else. Be aware." And that's the current case. This isn't a bad book by any means -- it's quite entertaining -- but it's not a history book and should not be relied on for factual information.
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Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 279 - On the Shelf for February 2024 - Transcript
(Originally aired 2024/02/03 - listen here)
Welcome to On the Shelf for February 2024.
Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 278 – The Dildo Episode - transcript
(Originally aired 2024/01/20 - listen here)
Introduction
In reading published research on the social history of dildos—which was not a thing I had actually expected to find—what struck me was how the questions and themes felt similar to the discourse back in the ‘70s when I first entered the lesbian community. In fact, one of the papers I read made that very point.
Sometimes a topic for a podcast has been waiting for just the right research material to come along. When I included this article in my most recent library "shopping trip" I figured it was time to take a stab at doing a podcast on the topic of lesbians and dildos. While Blake takes more of a "lit crit" approach than one focused on material culture or a history of sexual practices, this article was a wealth of references that I might not otherwise have encountered.
Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 277 - On the Shelf for January 2024 - Transcript
(Originally aired 2024/01/06 - listen here)
Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 276 - Battling Poll by Rose Cullen - transcript
(Originally aired 2023/12/30 - listen here)
Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 275 – Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 11: Employment Relationships
Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 275 - Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 11: Employment Relationships - transcript
(Originally aired 2023/12/16 - listen here)
Introduction
Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 274 - On the Shelf for December 2023 - Transcript
(Originally aired 2023/12/02 - listen here)
Welcome to On the Shelf for December 2023.
Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 273 - Turkish Delights: The European Fascination with Lesbianism in the Ottoman Empire - transcript
(Originally aired 2023/11/18 - listen here)
Introduction
One of the observations that inspired me to do this focused series on texts related to Ottoman Turkey was the repetitiveness of the content. When specific content (not simply the topics or motifs) is recirculated and republished in different combinations, it can give the impression of being a far more dominant narrative than it may actually have been.
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