Furries and the Problem of the Fetish Short Podcast by Jessica Daly, Nicole Rosengurt, and Lillie Westbrook Bibliography Pietz, William. “The Problem of the Fetish, I.” RES: Anthropology and Aesthetics No. 9 (April 01, 1985): 5-17. Accessed February 25, 2018. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20166719 Simo. “An Informal History of Furry Fandom.” An Informal History of Furry Fandom. 2009.… Read more Furries and the Problem of the Fetish
Lila Cardozo, Sidney Litke, and Niya Weedon discuss the Erotics of Chin Chucking by Will Fisher. Edited by Alayna Costner. Bibliography Fisher, Will. “The Erotics of Chin Chucking in Seventeenth-Century England.” In Sex before Sex: Figuring the Act in Early Modern England, edited by Bromley James M. and Stockton Will, by Traub Valerie, 141-69.… Read more Sexy Chins: The Erotics of Chin Chucking
Today we discuss an article by Alan Berube called “Resorts for Sex Perverts: A History of Gay Bathhouses.” A transcript is included below. Credits: Host and Transcript: Chris Brunet Research and Discussions: Sarah McCarthy and Kathryn Yetter Sound Editing and Recording: Jill Rix Bérubé, A.. Resorts for Sex Perverts A History of Gay Bathhouses. In… Read more Bathhouses as Gay Social Institutions
Richard C. Trexler, “Making the American Berdache: Choice or Constraint?” Journal of Social History 35.3 (2002), 613-636. Julia Laite, “Historians are Gossips Who Tease the Dead,” Notches, September 30, 2014. http://notchesblog.com/2014/09/30/historians-are-gossips-who-tease-the-dead/
Abstract: Serial murder has captivated society’s imagination ever since Jack the Ripper’s reign of terror in Victorian London. Over time, though, the United States has emerged as a nation uniquely productive of and fascinated with murder. The serial killer has become a powerful cultural icon in our country, and he has come to be associated in… Read more Highway To Hell: The Sexual Serial Killer
Abstract: In this podcast, the authors describe the history of Playboy Magazine, in order to track larger patterns in the history of American pornographic magazines from the 19th century through the late 1970s. They examine both primary and secondary sources to argue that the history of Playboy is centered around a dialectical relationship in which… Read more Playboy and Society
Abstract While modern-day Hollywood retains a reputation of producing politically and sexually progressive content, at one point in time, strict censorship on “controversial” or “liberal” subject matter ensured its films conveyed strictly conservative messages to moviegoers. The Hays Code, a set of Hollywood rules and regulations created by Will H. Hays, closely monitored the ideals portrayed in… Read more “Don’ts” and “Be Carefuls”: Sex, Politics, and Morality in the Pre-Code Era
In this podcast, Jose and Rowan tackle the issue of the criminalization of sexual deviance. While there are many forms of sexual deviance, and likewise many methods of controlling this deviance, this podcast focuses primarily on anti-sodomy laws and anti-sex toy laws, specifically the Anti-Obscenity Enforcement Act that was passed in Alabama in 1998 and… Read more The Criminalization of Sexual Deviance in American History
What do you think of when you hear the words sex and colonial America? There’s a big chance that you do not think of anything, or that you think sex was taboo and only used for reproduction. We all have preconceived notions of a prudish colonial America, shaped by what we learn about the beliefs… Read more Puritans, Pilgrims, and Plantation Owners Doing the Dirty: A Study of Sex in Colonial America
Abstract On today’s episode of Fallen Women, we will dive into America’s Golden Age of the late 19th century, a time of rapid expansion and industrialization and, for our purposes, prostitution. This podcast will lay bare the intricacies of the world of female prostitution and, more specifically, the world of brothels. Our podcast operates on… Read more Fallen Women
