The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast

Book Appreciation with Katharine Duckett The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 97 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. In this episode Katharine Duckett recommends some favorite queer historical novels: Books mentioned The Last Nude by Elli...

Interview with Katharine Duckett The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 96 with Heather Rose Jones A series of interviews with authors of historically-based fiction featuring queer women. In this episode we talk about: Katharine’s debut novella from Tor.com: Miranda in Milan The jumping off point of the story from Shakespeare’s The Tempest Historic Milan and the Sforzas Books mentioned Miran...

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 Women in sexological literature ca. 1900 More on Anne Lister Arabic sources for lesbian-like themes Transgender concepts in the middle ages This month’s author guest is Katharine Duckett This month’s essay will look at how people who don...

Prepositions, Sexuality, and Gender: Unpacking Our Bundles The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 94 with Heather Rose Jones A really geeky philosophical discussion about the semantics of prepositions across different languages, and how we can use that as a gateway to thinking about different cultural models of sexuality and gender. This is the first part of a two-part series that looks at t...

Ordinary Women (Reprise) The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 93 with Heather Rose Jones A reprise of the debut episode of a podcast about women loving women in history and literature and the fiction we write about them. In this episode we talk about: Greta von Mösskirch who loved girls in 16th century German Two 15th century French peasant women, Jehanne and Laurence, whose love affair en...

10 Lesbian Historical Books and Movies I Loved in 2018 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 92 with Heather Rose Jones A brief tour through some of my favorite media consumed in 2018. In this episode we talk about: Roman Homosexuality by Craig A. Williams The Lesbian Premodern ed. by Noreen Giffney, Michelle M. Sauer, and Diane Watt The Favourite (movie) “That Could Be Enough” by Alyssa Co...

On the Shelf for February 2019 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 91 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 16-17th century topics, including gender presentation Articles on late 19th century sexologists Book Shopping for the blog...

The New Atalantis - Secret Lesbian Clubs in 17th c Literature The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 90 with Heather Rose Jones Readings from an early 18th century satirical roman à clef that depicts a secret society of sapphist at the court of Queen Anne of England. In this episode we talk about: The context and purpose of Delarivier Manley’s work An annotated reading of selections discussi...

The Favourite The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 89 with Heather Rose Jones A review of the movie The Favourite, about the rivalry between Sarah Duchess of Marlborough and Abigail Masham for the favor and affections of Anne, Queen of England. I’m joined in this show by Farah Mendlesohn, historian and both author and publisher of queer historical fiction, and by Trystan Bass, co-founder a...

The State of Lesbian Historicals in 2018 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 88 with Heather Rose Jones Now that I’ve been listing new historical releases for a year, what does the state of the field look like? In this episode we talk about: How many stories are being published, and who’s publishing them? Where are those stories set in time and place? How does 2018 compare with what I kno...

On the Shelf for January 2019 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 87 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly update on what the Lesbian Historic Motif Project has been doing. In this episode we talk about: A few minor format changes for the podcast Call for submissions for the 2019 LHMP audio short story series. See here for details. Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog India...

At the Mouth by Gurmika Mann The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 86 The fourth story in our 2018 fiction series. Written by Gurmika Mann and narrated by Maya Chhabra. “At the Mouth” by Gurmika Mann is set in the southern part of India in the 10th century A transcript of this podcast may be available here. Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp...

Queen Anne The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 85 with Heather Rose Jones The social and historic context of Queen Anne of England and the basis for the rumors of lesbianism associated with her court. In this episode we talk about A brief historic timeline Passionate friendships and libertine sex in Restoration England Some dramatis personae: Princess/Queen Anne Sarah Churchill, Duchess o...

Book Appreciation with Carrie Pack The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 84 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. In this episode Carrie Pack recommends some favorite queer historical novels: Books mentioned Ash by Malinda Lo (Little, Brown...

Interview with Carrie Pack The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 83 with Heather Rose Jones A series of interviews with authors of historically-based fiction featuring queer women. In this episode we talk about The riot girl movement of the 1990s The importance of girls in zine culture Writing near-past fiction Sensitive writing for the contemporary reader Carrie’s podcast: Bi Sci Fi for qu...

On the Shelf for December 2018 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 82 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly update on what the Lesbian Historic Motif Project has been doing. In this episode we talk about: An academic resource about researching historical fiction: the Historical Fictions Network and their upcoming conference in England in February 2019. Recent and upcoming publications cove...

Anne Damer The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 81 with Heather Rose Jones A short biography of 18th century sculptor Anne Damer and her rumored lesbian relationships. In this episode we talk about The novel that inspired this episode: Life Mask by Emma Donoghue An overview of Damer’s life and career Her close friendships with actress Elizabeth Farren and writer Mary Berry The complicated...

Book Appreciation with Heather Rose Jones - Reading Outside Your Comfort Zone The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 80 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. In this episode Heather Rose Jones recommends some favorite historical novels with q...

Interview with Elizabeth Tammi The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 79 with Heather Rose Jones A series of interviews with authors of historically-based fiction featuring queer women. In this episode we talk about: The mythological roots of Outrun the Wind Balancing the mythic and historic The Theoi Project (Greek mythology resources) http://www.theoi.com Reclaiming Greek mythology for wom...

On the Shelf for November 2018 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 78 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 Books on Classical Rome Articles from the Journal of the History of Sexuality Announcing this month’s author guest, Elizabeth Tammi Th...

Woman Plus Woman in Classical Rome The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 77 with Heather Rose Jones A critical look at the evidence regarding sexual and romantic relationships between women in Classical Rome. In this episode we talk about: The Roman “sexual system” How women break the pattern How Roman women had sex with each other Same-sex marriage in the Roman empire The causes and meanin...

Sappho: The Translations (Reprise) The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 11 with Heather Rose Jones In this show we’ll look at the legacy of Sappho from the Middle Ages up through the 19th century: the various images people had of her, how people used her as a symbol, the way those images affected how her poetry was translated into everyday languages, and how poets used her themes and image...

Sappho of Lesbos - The Woman and the Legend (Reprise) The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 75 with Heather Rose Jones As a special Pride Month celebration, I’m recording a pair of episodes talking about the poet Sappho: what we know about her life and context, the legends that sprang up about her, what people of various ages thought of her, and most especially what they knew of her poetry,...

On the Shelf for October 2018 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 74 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly update on what the Lesbian Historic Motif Project has been doing. In this episode we talk about: Announcing the 2019 audio fiction series A conference next March in France: “Sapphic Vibes: Lesbians in Literature from the Renaissance to the Present” Recent and upcoming publications cov...

Peaceweaver by Jennifer Nestojko The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 73 with Heather Rose Jones The third story in our 2018 fiction series. Written by Jennifer Nestojko and narrated by Tiana Hanson. 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/blo...