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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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Saturday Mar 19, 2022
Saturday Mar 19, 2022
A History of Lesbian Sex in Pornography
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 225 with Heather Rose Jones
Note: This episode has an accompanying slide show, which can be accessed through the YouTube version of the podcast. (See transcript link.) Please note that the video includes explicit sexual imagery.
In this episode we talk about:
- A brief history of pornography/erotica as a social and legal category
- The varied and changing place of sex between women in pornography
- The rise of pornography as a socio-political force across the 18th and 19th centuries
- The intertwined history of pornography and sensational medical literature
- How pornography of the “decadent” era both objectified lesbian sex and opened doors to lesbian self-representation
- Images—all images are sincerely believed to be in the public domain, based on the evidence cited in Wikimedia, which is linked when available.
- 1. From Jean-Charles de Latouche(?) Histoire de Dom Bougre, portier des Chartreux 1748
- 2. From I Modi (The modes), sonnet by Pietro Aretino art by Marcantonio Raimondi, mid-16th c
- 3. Marcantonio Raimondi Woman with a dildo mid-16th c
- 4. Johann Heinrich Tischbein Diana & Callisto 18th c
- 5. Pompeii - fresco in a bathhouse
- 6. Illustration of “sodomites” from a Bible Moralisée Vienna MS 2554
- 7. Jean Mignon Women bathing ca. 1535-1555
- 8. Nicholas Chorier L’Academie des Dames 1660
- 9. L’Ecole des filles (The School for Venus) 19th c. illustration
- 10. Jean Barrin Venus dans le Cloitre, ou La Religieuse en Chemise (Venus in the Convent) 1683
- 11. Delarivere Manley The New Atalantis 1714
- 12. Denis Diderot La Religieuse (The Nun) 1797 edition
- 13. Thérèse Philosophe (Therese the Philosopher) 1748
- 14. From Jean-Charles de Latouche(?) Histoire de Dom Bougre, portier des Chartreux 1748
- 15. Illustration from Giacomo Casanova A History of My Life by Jules-Adolphe Chauvet, late 19th c illustration for 18th c text
- 16. Marquis de Sade Juliette 1797
- 17. Illustration from Le paysan ét la paysane pervertis; ou Les dangérs de la ville (The Perverted Peasant-man and Peasant-woman; or the Dangers of the Town by Restif de La Bretonne 1787
- 18. Political attack pamphlet showing Queen Marie Antoinette in a lesbian embrace
- 19. Political attack pamphlet showing Queen Marie Antoinette in a lesbian embrace
- 20. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres The Turkish Bath 1862
- 21. Les Deux Amies (The Two Girlfriends) by Jean-Jacques Lagrenée
- 22. Lesbian Games – anonymous lithograph ca. 1840
- 23. Illustration by Aubrey Beardsley for Théophile Gautier’s Mademoiselle de Maupin, 1835
- 24. Nicolas Francois Octave Tassaert Le Femme Damnée (inspired by the poetry of Baudelaire) 1859
- 25. Cover for Adolphe Belot Mademoiselle Giraud ma Femme (Mlle. Giraud my Wife) 1870
- 26. George Barbier 1922 illustration for Pierre Louÿs The Songs of Bilitis 1894
- 27. Frontispiece for Catulle Mendès Lila and Colette 1885
- 28. Gustave Courbet Le Sommeil (the sleepers) 1866
- This topic is discussed in one or more entries of the Lesbian Historic Motif Project here: Sex between women
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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)
Saturday Mar 05, 2022
Saturday Mar 05, 2022
On the Shelf for March 2022
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 224 with Heather Rose Jones
Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction.
In this episode we talk about:
- The 2022 fiction line-up
- What I look for when buying fiction
- Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog
- Fisher, Will. 2013. “The Erotics of Chin Chucking in Seventeenth-Century England” in Sex Before Sex: Figuring the Act in Early Modern England. ed. James M. Bromley and Will Stockton. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-8076-4 pp.141-69
- Ballaster, Ros "`The Vices of Old Rome Revived': Representations of Female Same-Sex Desire in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century England", in Suzanne Raitt (ed.), Volcanoes and Pearl-Divers: Lesbian Feminist Studies. Onlywomen, 1993.
- Frangos, Jennifer. 2009 “The Woman in Man’s Clothes and the Pleasures of Delarivier Manley’s ‘New Cabal’” in Sexual Perversions, 1670–1890, ed. by Julie Peakman. Palgrave Macmillan, London. ISBN 978-1-349-36397-1 pp.95-116
- Barker, Jessica. 2020. Stone Fidelity: Marriage and Emotion in Medieval Tomb Sculpture. The Boydel Press, Woodbridge. ISBN 978-1-78327-271-6, pp.79-88
- Wilson, Jean. 1995. “Two names of friendship, but one Starre: Memorials to Single-Sex Couples in the Early Modern Period” in Church Monuments: Journal of the Church Monuments Society 10:70-83
- Frye, Susan & Karen Robertson (eds.). 1999. Maids and Mistresses, Cousins and Queens: Women’s Alliances in Early Modern England. Oxford University Press, New York & Oxford.
- New and forthcoming fiction
- Queen and Bandit by Geonn Cannon
- Travelers Along the Way: A Robin Hood Remix (Remixed Classics #3) by Aminah Mae Safi
- Daughters of the Deer by Danielle Daniel
- One for All by Lillie Lainoff
- Her Duchess to Desire by Jane Walsh
- A Lady's Finder (When the Blood is Up #3) by Edie Cay
- Wild and Wicked Things by Francesca May
- The Most Dazzling Girl in Berlin by Kip Wilson
- The Ribbon Leaf by Lori Weber
- Into the Underwood: Maiden by J.L. Robertson
- What I’m reading:
- The Odyssyey translated by Emily Wilson (audiobook)
- ”Of Charms, Ghosts, and Grievances” by Aliette de Bodard (no f/f content)
- The Phoenix Empress by K. Arsenault Rivera (audiobook)
- The Company Daughters by Samantha Rajaram
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)
Sunday Feb 20, 2022
Sunday Feb 20, 2022
The Marriage(?) of Berenike and Mesopotamia
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 223 with Heather Rose Jones
In this episode we talk about:
- References to women’s same-sex desire in 2-5th c Egypt
- The 2nd c Greek novel Babyloniaka and it’s possible presentation of marriage between two women.
- The full discussion of Iamblichos’ Babyloniaka can be found in this blog entry which has links to the source materials I used.
- This topic is discussed in one or more entries of the Lesbian Historic Motif Project here: Babyloniaka (Iamblichos)
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)
Saturday Feb 05, 2022
Saturday Feb 05, 2022
On the Shelf for February 2022
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 222 with Heather Rose Jones
Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction.
In this episode we talk about:
- Visibility and advance publicity
- Bid on my research consultation in the Romancing the Vote 2022 fundraiser.
- Classics…But Make It Gay volumes 1 and 2 available to order
- Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog
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- Blondell, Ruby & Kirk Ormand (eds). 2015. Ancient Sex: New Essays. The Ohio State University Press, Columbus. ISBN 978-0-8142-1283-7
- New and forthcoming fiction
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- The Raven and the Firebird (From the Ashes of Victory #5) by Cameron Darrow
- Daring Duplicity, the Wellington Mysteries, Vol.1: Adventures of a Lesbian Victorian Detective by Edale Lane
- The Luring of a Lovely Lady (Scandalous Spinsters #8) by Emma Locke
- March in Time by E.A. McNulty
- Flung Out of Space: The Indecent Adventures of Patricia Highsmith by Grace Ellis & Hannah Templer (graphic novel)
- The Cherry Robbers by Sarai Walker
- Sweet Paladin: A Lesbian time-travel fantasy romance (In the Queerness of Time Book 1) by Alex Washoe
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)
Saturday Jan 29, 2022
Saturday Jan 29, 2022
Palio by Gwen C. Katz
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 221 with Heather Rose Jones
This quarter’s fiction episode presents “Palio” by Gwen C. Katz, narrated by Violet Dixon.
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)
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Links to Gwen C. Katz Online
- Website: Gwen C Katz
- Twitter: @gwenckatz
- Instagram: @gwenckatz
- Facebook: gwenckatz
Sunday Jan 16, 2022
Sunday Jan 16, 2022
John Lyly’s Gallathea
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 220 with Heather Rose Jones
In this episode we take a tour through John Lyly’s late 16th century play Gallathea which includes an unexpected depiction of same-sex love.
- See also my podcast on Iphis and Ianthe
- This topic is discussed in one or more entries of the Lesbian Historic Motif Project here: John Lyly’s Gallathea, Ovid’s Iphis and Ianthe
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)
Sunday Jan 02, 2022
Sunday Jan 02, 2022
On the Shelf for January 2022
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 219 with Heather Rose Jones
Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction.
In this episode we talk about:
- Plans to resume author interviews
- Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog
- 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
- The Many Woes of Dolly Danbridge by Lauren Thorn
- The Raven and the Banshee by Carolyn Elizabeth
- Wildflower Words by Sam Ledel
- All of You Every Single One by Beatrice Hitchman
- A couple of bonus links related to the Pack Horse Library program:
- Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
- Caitlin Gooch (@theblackcowgirl) and the Saddle Up and Read program
- What am I reading?
- Call for submissions for the 2022 LHMP audio short story series. See here for details.
- The state of sapphic historicals in 2021
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)
Saturday Dec 18, 2021
Saturday Dec 18, 2021
Abstract by Kat Sinor
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 218 with Heather Rose Jones
This quarter’s fiction episode presents “Abstract” by Kat Sinor, narrated by Jasmine Arch.
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 Kat Sinor Online
- Twitter: @katsinor
Links to Jasmine Arch Online
- Website: jasminearch.com
- Twitter: @Jaye_Arch
Sunday Dec 05, 2021
Sunday Dec 05, 2021
On the Shelf for December 2021
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 217 with Heather Rose Jones
Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction.
In this episode we talk about:
- This month’s fiction episode: “Abstract” by Kat Sinor
- Call for submissions for the 2022 LHMP audio short story series. See here for details.
- Looking for discussion partners for a series of episodes on favorite tropes
- Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog
- 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 I’ve been reading:
- ”Spellcloaked” by Stephanie Burgis
- Her Lady to Love by Jane Walsh
- The “Society of Gentlemen” series by KJ Charles (audiobook)
- Hell’s Belle by Marie Castle (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)
Sunday Nov 21, 2021
Sunday Nov 21, 2021
How to be a Lesbian in an 18th Century Novel
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 216 with Heather Rose Jones
In this episode we talk about:
- Motifs, characters, and situations in 18th century novels that can provide inspiration and grounding for the writing of f/f historical fiction.
- This works discussed here are mentioned in one or more entries of the Lesbian Historic Motif Project here:
- Memoirs of Europe (Delarivier Manley)
- The New Atalantis (Delarivier Manley)
- Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (John Cleland)
- Thérèse the Philosophe (Jean-Baptiste de Boyer)
- L’Espion Anglois (Mathieu François Mairobert)
- Juliette (Marquis de Sade)
- La Religieuse (Denis Diderot)
- Dangerous Liaisons (Pierre Choderlos de Laclos)
- Pamela (Samuel Richardson)
- Memoirs of the Life of Count de Grammont (Antoine Hamilton)
- Belinda (Maria Edgeworth)
- various novels by Eliza Haywood
- Lettres de Milady Juliette Catesby a Milady Henriette Campley son amie (Jeanne Riccoboni)
- Euphemia (Charlotte Lennox)
- Roxana (Daniel Defoe)
- The Unaccountable Wife (Jane Barker)
- Journey Through Every Stage of Life (Sarah Scott)
- Clarissa (Samuel Richardson)
- Julie ou la Nouvelle Heloise (Jean-Jacques Rousseau)
- Ormond: or the Secret Witness (Charles Brockden Brown)
- Het Land in Brieven (Elisabeth Post)
- Paul et Virginie (Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre)
- The Travels and Adventures of Mademoiselle de Richelieu (Erskine)
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)