The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast

On the Shelf for September 2019 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 122 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly update on what the Lesbian Historic Motif Project has been doing. In this episode we talk about: My trip to Ireland and Worldcon Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Articles from The Single Woman in Medieval and Early Modern England: Her Life and Representation Cla...

The Black Handkerchief by Gwen C. Katz The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 121 with Heather Rose Jones The third story in our 2019 fiction series. 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 Heat...

Postcards from Worldcon The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 120 with Heather Rose Jones A collection of micro-interviews recorded live at Worldcon in Dublin, Ireland. Recommendations and shout-outs from: Adri Joy Nerds of a Feather Flock Together (website) The Ascent to Godhood by JY Yang Freya Marske Be the Serpent (podcast) The Covert Captain by Jeannelle M. Ferreira Gideon the Ninth by...

Bosom Sex The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 119 with Heather Rose Jones The lives and loves of two African-American women in the post Civil War era, as discovered in their correspondence. In this episode we talk about: Who were Addie Brown ad Rebecca Primus? What did their families and communities think about their relationship? The ways in which individual histories can surprise us. Th...

Interview with Penny Mickelbury The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 118 with Heather Rose Jones A series of interviews with authors of historically-based fiction featuring queer women. In this episode we talk about: The difference between writing contemporary mysteries and historic romance Getting inside the heads of an interracial couple in the 19th century Hints of a coming sequel The j...

On the Shelf for August 2019 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 117 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly update on what the Lesbian Historic Motif Project has been doing. In this episode we talk about: Your podcast host at Worldcon in Ireland Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Staples, Kate Kelsey. 2011. Daughters of London: Inheriting Opportunity in the Late Middle Age...

Swinging Singles and Lesbian Opportunities The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 116 with Heather Rose Jones A consideration of how the study of single women's lives is relevant to the writing of lesbian historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Some of the myths about women's lives in the past How geography, class, and circumstance affected women's likelihood of remaining single S...

Book Appreciation with KJ Charles The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 115 with Heather Rose Jones In the Book Appreciation segments, our featured authors (or your host) will talk about one or more favorite books with queer female characters in a historic setting. Books mentioned Spring Flowering by Farah Mendlesohn Passing Strange by Ellen Klages Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure by Co...

Interview with KJ Charles The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 114 with Heather Rose Jones A series of interviews with authors of historically-based fiction featuring queer women. In this episode we talk about: The delights of Edwardian genre fiction: country house murders and spies The attractions of writing romance protagonists with wealth and power Why KJ will never write about dukes Ho...

On the Shelf for July 2019 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 113 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly update on what the Lesbian Historic Motif Project has been doing. In this episode we talk about: Call for submissions for the 2020 LHMP audio short story series. See here for details. Call for submissions for Bi Bookish Babe's anthology of stories about lgbtq+ women in history. See here...

By Her Pen She Conquers by Catherine Lundoff The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 112 with Heather Rose Jones The second story in our 2019 fiction series: "By Her Pen" by previous LHMP author Catherine Lundoff. Catherine is an award-winning writer, editor, and publisher from Minneapolis. She is the author of the queer werewolf novel Silver Moon and the collection Out of This World: Queer S...

Emily Dickinson Goes to the Movies The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 111 with Heather Rose Jones Was famous American poet Emily Dickinson a lesbian? The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast looks at her life through the lens of the movie camera, and especially the current film Wild Nights with Emily. In this episode we talk about: Different understandings of Dickinson's life The process of my...

Book Appreciation with Anna Clutterbuck-Cook (part 2) The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 110 with Heather Rose Jones In the Book Appreciation segments, our featured authors (or your host) will talk about one or more favorite books with queer female characters in a historic setting. This time we had so much to talk about we split it into two episodes. In this episode we talk about: What i...

Book Appreciation with Anna Clutterbuck-Cook (part 1) The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 109 with Heather Rose Jones In the Book Appreciation segments, our featured authors (or your host) will talk about one or more favorite books with queer female characters in a historic setting. This time we had so much to talk about we split it into two episodes. In this episode we talk about: How th...

On the Shelf for June 2019 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 108 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly update on what the Lesbian Historic Motif Project has been doing. In this episode we talk about: My recent conferences Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Frankfurter, David. 2001. “The Perils of Love: Magic and Countermagic in Coptic Egypt” in Journal of the History of...

The True History of Catharina Vizzani The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 107 with Heather Rose Jones This is the exciting and somewhat surprising story of an 18th century Italian woman who received a surprising level of acceptance for her sexual orientation, both from her parents and from an employer. In this episode we talk about: The outline of Catherine Vizzani’s life Readings from th...

Historic Lesbians on the Screen: What We Love The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 106 with Heather Rose Jones The folks on the Lesbian Talk Show facebook group tell me about their favorite lesbian historical movies and miniseries Movies Mentioned The Favourite (2018) Gentleman Jack (2019) Wild Nights with Emily (2018) Tipping the Velvet (2002) Fingersmith (2005) The Handmaiden (2016) The...

Interview with Molly Tanzer The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 105 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: Finding inspiration in 18-19th century literature Queer themes in historic literature and how they are erased Exploring the decadent movement and gender-flipping The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde The complexities of signaling queer content in mainstream books-...

On the Shelf for May 2019 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 104 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly update on what the Lesbian Historic Motif Project has been doing. In this episode we talk about: Presenting research from the LHMP at the Kalamazoo Medieval Congress The LHMP has a Patreon! Get ready to think about the 2020 fiction series Recent and upcoming publications covered on the b...

Policing Sexuality and Gender in Early Modern Europe The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 103 with Heather Rose Jones A continuing look at the structure of categories for gender and sexuality in history, focusing on how specific individuals challenged category definitions. Previous podcast in this series: Unpacking Gender and Sexuality Categories. In this episode we talk about: Anne Grandj...

Interview with Zen Cho The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 102 with Heather Rose Jones An interview with fantasy author Zen Cho. NOTE: This month’s On the Shelf incorrectly announced this month’s guest as Molly Tanzer. The Molly Tanzer interview will appear at a future date. In this episode we talk about: The Malaysian influences in Zen’s fiction 19th century English literature and engagi...

On the Shelf for April 2019 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 101 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly update on what the Lesbian Historic Motif Project has been doing. In this episode we talk about: Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Articles on 19th c women Lesbian-like categories in Arabic literature 12th c European gender categories Commentaries on Dinshaw’s Gettin...

The 100th Episode - Where My Heart Goes The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 100 with Heather Rose Jones To celebrate the podcast’s 100th episode, I offer you a bonus story. In this episode we talk about: “Where My Heart Goes” by Heather Rose Jones, originally published in Through the Hourglass edited by Sacchi Green and Patty G. Henderson. The real historical figures who inspired this sto...

Alphabet of Signs and Jade Generals by Ursula Whitcher The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 99 with Heather Rose Jones The first stories in our 2019 fiction series. Written by Ursula Whitcher and narrated by Jasmine Arch. “Alphabet of Signs” “Jade Genderals” A transcript of this podcast may be available here. Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online Website: http://alpennia.com/l...

Laudomia Loves Margaret (Reprise) The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 98 with Heather Rose Jones The 16th century romance between Sienese poet and intellectual Laudomia Forteguerri and Duchess Margaret of Austria. In this episode we talk about: Translations and the context of the poetry Laudomia wrote for Margaret can be found in: Eisenbichler, Konrad. “Laudomia Forteguerri Loves Margaret...