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A show about queer women in history and historic literature, plus coverage of the field of sapphic historical fiction. Content note: May include discussions of sex within an academic context.
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Sep 18, 2021
Sep 18, 2021
50 min
Sapphists in Austenland
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 210 with Heather Rose Jones
In this episode we talk about:
- The social structures in Jane Austen’s novels in which same-sex relationships could develop
- A tour through the sapphic potential in each of Austen’s works
- A survey of Austen-inspired sapphic historical fiction, demonstrating some of that potential
- Austen-based fiction mentioned in the episode
- ”Margaret” by Eleanor Musgrove in A Certain Persuasion (The LHMP will be reprinting this in audio next week. Check the website for a link.)
- ”Eleanor and Ada” by Julie Bozza in A Certain Persuasion (Not currently in print? The link is to the author’s website.)
- Lucas by Elna Holst
- Gay Pride and Prejudice by Kate Christie
- The Heiress: The Revelations of Anne de Bourgh by Molly Greeley
- ”Father Doesn’t Dance” by Eleanor Musgrove in A Certain Persuasion (Not currently in print.)
- Frederica and the Viscountess by Barbara Davies
- Her Particular Friend by J.L. Merrow in A Certain Persuasion (Link is to a stand-alone reprint of the story.)
- Kissing Emma by Gemma Harborne (out of print)
- “One Half of the World” by Adam Fitzroy in A Certain Persuasion (Not currently in print?)
- A Certain Persuasion: Modern LGBTQ+ fiction inspired by Jane Austen’s novels edited by Julie Bozza. Manifold Press, 2016. (Unfortunately Manifold Press has gone out of business. Used hard copies may be available at this link. Stories that have been made available in other venues have links in the individual listings.
A transcript of this podcast is available here.
Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online
- Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp
- Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog
- RSS: http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/
- Twitter: @LesbianMotif
- Discord: Contact Heather for an invitation to the Alpennia/LHMP Discord server
- The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Patreon
Links to Heather Online
- Website: http://alpennia.com
- Email: Heather Rose Jones
- Twitter: @heatherosejones
- Facebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page)
Sep 5, 2021
Sep 5, 2021
11 min
On the Shelf for September 2021
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 209 with Heather Rose Jones
Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction.
In this episode we talk about:
- Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog
- Manion, Jen. 2020. Female Husbands: A Trans History. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ISBN 978-1-108-48380-3
- Stehr (see below)
- Skidmore, Emily. 2017. True Sex: The Lives of Trans Men at the Turn of the 20th Century. New York University Press, New York. ISBN 978-1-4798-7063-9
- New acquisitions for the blog
- Stehr, Emily (compiler). 2018. Tragic (but Interesting & Very Short) History of Sodomite, Lesbians, & Sapphics. Self-published. ISBN 978172000756
- Boehringer, Sandra (trans. Anna Preger). 2021. Female Homosexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome. Routledge, New York. ISBN 978-0-367-74476-2
- New and forthcoming fiction
- What have I read/consumed?
- The Wife in the Attic by Rose Lerner (audiobook)
- Elisa & Marcela (movie)
- Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire (audiobook)/li>
- ”Mary's Secret Desire” by Tilda Templeton
- Lucas by Elna Holst
A transcript of this podcast is available here. (Interview transcripts added when available.)
Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online
- Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp
- Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog
- RSS: http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/
- Twitter: @LesbianMotif
- Discord: Contact Heather for an invitation to the Alpennia/LHMP Discord server
- The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Patreon
Links to Heather Online
- Website: http://alpennia.com
- Email: Heather Rose Jones
- Twitter: @heatherosejones
- Facebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page)
Aug 21, 2021
Aug 21, 2021
32 min
Shakespeare’s Queer-Baiting
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode # with Heather Rose Jones
In this episode we talk about:
- Homoerotic motifs in Shakespeare’s plays
- The general context of female homoeroticism in early modern drama
- Situating Shakespeare’s material in that context
- Sources mentioned
- This topic is discussed in one or more entries of the Lesbian Historic Motif Project here: Shakespeare
A transcript of this podcast is available here.
Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online
- Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp
- Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog
- RSS: http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/
- Twitter: @LesbianMotif
- Discord: Contact Heather for an invitation to the Alpennia/LHMP Discord server
- The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Patreon
Links to Heather Online
- Website: http://alpennia.com
- Email: Heather Rose Jones
- Twitter: @heatherosejones
- Facebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page)
Aug 7, 2021
Aug 7, 2021
20 min
On the Shelf for August 2021
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 207 with Heather Rose Jones
Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction.
In this episode we talk about:
- Delays in the interview and fiction segments
- Processing a primary source for the blog
- Publishers on our radar
- Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog
- Manion, Jen. 2020. Female Husbands: A Trans History. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ISBN 978-1-108-48380-3
- New and forthcoming fiction
- A Lady's Fine Companion by Margaret K. Mac
- All Manner of Hats by Elva Birch
- In the Shadow of the Past (Shadow Series #1) by J.E. Leak
- Her Countess to Cherish by Jane Walsh
- Blackpoint by Kate Hershberger
- The Fiend in the Fog by Jess Faraday
- The Fog of War (Bradfield #1) by A. L. Lester
- The Breath between Waves by Charlotte Anne Hamilton
- The Haunting of Meade Manor by Shannon Carr
- The Commitment by Virginia Hale
- What have I read?
- ”At Word’s Point” by Carolyn Elizabeth
- The Heroine’s Journey by Gail Carriger
- Network Effect by Martha Wells (audiobook)
- City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty (audiobook)
- Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire (audiobook)
A transcript of this podcast is available here.
Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online
- Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp
- Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog
- RSS: http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/
- Twitter: @LesbianMotif
- Discord: Contact Heather for an invitation to the Alpennia/LHMP Discord server
- The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Patreon
Links to Heather Online
- Website: http://alpennia.com
- Email: Heather Rose Jones
- Twitter: @heatherosejones
- Facebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page)
Jul 17, 2021
Jul 17, 2021
13 min
Rosa Bonheur
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 206 with Heather Rose Jones
A biographical sketch of 19th century French painter Rosa Bonheur and the two women she shared her life with.
- This topic is discussed in one or more entries of the Lesbian Historic Motif Project here: Rosa Bonheur
A transcript of this podcast is available here.
Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online
- Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp
- Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog
- RSS: http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/
- Twitter: @LesbianMotif
- Discord: Contact Heather for an invitation to the Alpennia/LHMP Discord server
- The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Patreon
Links to Heather Online
- Website: http://alpennia.com
- Email: Heather Rose Jones
- Twitter: @heatherosejones
- Facebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page)
Jul 3, 2021
Jul 3, 2021
20 min
On the Shelf for July 2021
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 205 with Heather Rose Jones
Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction.
In this episode we talk about:
- ”Pride” and identity
- Golden Crown Literary Society Conference Schedule
- New and forthcoming fiction
- The Women of Apasas (Amazzi Warriors and Queens #1) by Elizabeth Reign
- Viking Quest by Edale Lane
- Lie With Me by Patricia Spencer
- The Dawn of the Rose (Love and Thorns #2) by Sarah Swan
- She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
- Justice Won (Wynter #3) by Kim Pritekel
- Her Lady's Fortune (Great War 3) by Renee Dahlia
- Murder and Gold (Cantor Gold #5) by Ann Aptaker
- Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices by edited by Swapna Krishna & Jenn Northington
A transcript of this podcast is available here. (Interview transcripts added when available.)
Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online
- Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp
- Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog
- RSS: http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/
- Twitter: @LesbianMotif
- Discord: Contact Heather for an invitation to the Alpennia/LHMP Discord server
- The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Patreon
Links to Heather Online
- Website: http://alpennia.com
- Email: Heather Rose Jones
- Twitter: @heatherosejones
- Facebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page)
Jun 19, 2021
Jun 19, 2021
22 min
Early Modern Neo-Platonism and Same-Sex Relationships
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 204 with Heather Rose Jones
In this episode we talk about Neo-Platonic philosophy, the evolution of the concept of “platonic love”, and the complications of interpreting the nature of women’s same-sex “platonic love” in historic contexts.
A transcript of this podcast is available here.
Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online
- Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp
- Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog
- RSS: http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/
- Twitter: @LesbianMotif
- Discord: Contact Heather for an invitation to the Alpennia/LHMP Discord server
- The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Patreon
Links to Heather Online
- Website: http://alpennia.com
- Email: Heather Rose Jones
- Twitter: @heatherosejones
- Facebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page)
Jun 5, 2021
Jun 5, 2021
16 min
On the Shelf for June 2021
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 203 with Heather Rose Jones
Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction.
In this episode we talk about:
- Clearing up the backlog of show transcripts
- GCLS conference history panel
- 2021 Pride Storybundle
- Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog
- Female Husbands: A Trans History by Jen Manion
- New and forthcoming fiction
- Blackbird's Song: A story of the Russian Revolution by Katy Turton
- An Intimate Study by Margaret K. Mac
- The Black Knight and the Lady by J M Dragon
- Born of the Sea: The Untold Story of Anne Bonny and Mary Read by Kate Castle
- Scarlet Dandelions: The Zither and the Sword by Fynn Chen
- The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
- Monstrous Design by Kat Dunn
- The Hellion's Waltz by Olivia Waite
- Measure of Devotion by C.F. Frizzell
- Infraction by Yvonne Zipter
- Lying With Lions by Annabel Fielding
- The Murder Next Door by Sarah Bell
- The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo
- Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia
A transcript of this podcast is available here. (Interview transcripts added when available.)
Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online
- Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp
- Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog
- RSS: http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/
- Twitter: @LesbianMotif
- Discord: Contact Heather for an invitation to the Alpennia/LHMP Discord server
- The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Patreon
Links to Heather Online
- Website: http://alpennia.com
- Email: Heather Rose Jones
- Twitter: @heatherosejones
- Facebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page)
May 29, 2021
May 29, 2021
27 min
The Adventuress by Catherine Lundoff
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 202 with Heather Rose Jones
This quarter’s fiction episode presents “The Adventuress” by Catherine Lundoff, narrated by Heather Rose Jones.
A transcript of this podcast is available here.
Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online
- Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp
- Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog
- RSS: http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/
- Twitter: @LesbianMotif
- Discord: Contact Heather for an invitation to the Alpennia/LHMP Discord server
- The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Patreon
Links to Heather Online
- Website: http://alpennia.com
- Email: Heather Rose Jones
- Twitter: @heatherosejones
- Facebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page)
Links to Catherine Lundoff Online
- Website: Catherine Lundoff
- Website: Queen of Swords Press
- Twitter: @clundoff
- Facebook: Catherine Lundoff
May 15, 2021
May 15, 2021
43 min
Researching the Origins of Lesbian Myths, Legends, and Symbols
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 201 with Heather Rose Jones
In this episode we talk about:
- The process of investigating “popular history” about lesbian symbols and myths
- The following are only some of the sources mentioned in the podcast. If listeners have questions about anything not included here, drop a comment on the transcript over on the blog. I stand behind my sources!
- LHMP #215 - Bennett, Betty T. 1991. Mary Diana Dods: A Gentleman and a Scholar. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. ISBN 0-8018-4984-5
- ”Charlemagne’s Cheese: a study in the un/reliability of sources” by Heather Rose Jones
- LHMP #122 - Lardinois, André. “Lesbian Sappho and Sappho of Lesbos” in Bremmer, Jan. 1989. From Sappho to de Sade: Moments in the History of Sexuality. London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-02089-1
- “Violets and Vandamm” by Barbara Cohen-Stratyner
- Burford, E.J. 1986. Wits, Wenchers and Wantons - London’s Low Life: Covent Garden in the Eighteenth Century. Robert Hale, London. ISBN 0-7090-2629-3
- Game of Flats (blog tag)
- Linnane, Fergus. 2005. Madams: Bawds & Brothel-Keepers of London. The History Press. ISBN 9780752473383
- Ackroyd, Peter. 2018. Queer City: Gay London from the Romans to the Present Day. Abrams Press, New York.
- Arnold, Catherine. 2010. City of Sin: London and its Vices. Simon & Schuster.
- Harris’s List of Covent-Garden Ladies
- Murphy, Colin. 2018. Fierce History: 5000 years of startling stories from Ireland and around the globe. The O’Brien Press.
A transcript of this podcast is available here.
Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online
- Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp
- Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog
- RSS: http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/
- Twitter: @LesbianMotif
- Discord: Contact Heather for an invitation to the Alpennia/LHMP Discord server
- The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Patreon
Links to Heather Online
- Website: http://alpennia.com
- Email: Heather Rose Jones
- Twitter: @heatherosejones
- Facebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page)