The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast

Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 5: Widows The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 246 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: The trope of widowed characters in historic romance A survey of the legal, economic, and cultural norms for widows across many societies How widows interact differently in f/f romances than in f/m stories Brainstorming romantic plots for widowed heroines Back...

On the Shelf for December 2022 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 245 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 Altman, Meryl. 2009. “Parthenoi to Watch Out For? Looking at Female Couples in Vase-Painting and Lyric” in CAMWS. Omar, Sara. 20...

Our F/Favorite Tropes: Kissing Lessons The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 244 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: The “kissing lessons” trope in historic romance The culture of kissing and how it interacts with gender Scenarios for using kissing lessons between women to drive a romance plot Sources mentioned Berry, Helen. 2005. “Lawful Kisses? Sexual Ambiguity and Plat...

On the Shelf for November 2022 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 243 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Conferences, both virtual and not Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Vermeil. 1765. Mémoire pour Anne Grandjean. Louis Cellot, Paris. New and forthcoming fiction D...

The Wolf that Sings on the Mountain by Miyuki Jane Pinckard The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 242 with Heather Rose Jones This quarter’s fiction episode presents “The Wolf that Sings on the Mountain” by Miyuki Jane Pinckard, narrated by the author. A transcript of this podcast is available here. Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp Blog: h...

The Appeal of Anne/Jean-Baptiste Grandjean The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 241 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: The trial record of Anne/Jean-Baptiste Grandjean The context in which a woman was instructed to transition to a man in 18th century France Social and legal models of gender in the past The ambiguity of the historic record and the problem of “true identi...

On the Shelf for October 2022 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 240 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Recent convention activities Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Huebner, Sabine R. & Christian Laes (eds). 2019. The Single Life in the Roman and Later Roman World....

Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 3: Adapting Marriage Tropes The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 239 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: The structure of historic romance tropes focusing on marriage Historic relationships between women that can be used as marriage-analogues in tropes How separating the relationship aspect of the trope from the emotional dynamic creates the po...

On the Shelf for September 2022 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 239 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 Huebner, Sabine R. & Christian Laes (eds). 2019. The Single Life in the Roman and Later Roman World. Cambridge University Press...

Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 2: Spinsters The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 237 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: Overview of the trope series The social contexts of the spinster trope Singlewomen and spinsters in history Remaking the spinster trope for f/f romances This topic is discussed in one or more entries of the Lesbian Historic Motif Project here: singlewomen...

On the Shelf for August 2022 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 236 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Call for submissions for the 2023 LHMP audio short story series. See here for details. Daughter of Mystery is out in audiobook QueerPodcasts.net Vintage Lesbians (podcast) Recent and...

A Farce to Suit the New Girl by Rebecca Fraimow The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 235 with Heather Rose Jones This quarter’s fiction episode presents “A Farce to Suit the New Girl” by Rebecca Fraimow, 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/blo...

Our F/Favorite Tropes Part 1: Only One Bed The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 234 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: Introducing the trope series What is a trope? The logical structure of the Only One Bed trope The history of attitudes toward female bed-sharing Bed-sharing and sex between women Remaking the trope for f/f romances This topic is discussed in one or more...

On the Shelf for July 2022 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 233 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Podcast of interest: Swords & Sapphics Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Garber, Linda. 2022. Novel Approaches to Lesbian History. Palgrave, Cham. ISBN 978-3-030-8541...

Yuri Manga and Anime: Interview with Erica Friedman The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 232 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: What is Yuri? Roots in Japanese girls’ culture of the 1920s Common tropes How is Yuri related to overtly queer culture? Different “flavors” of Yuri for different readerships Isekai “light novels” Differences and similarities between Yuri and Ya...

On the Shelf for June 2022 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 231 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: How I put together a podcast episode SFF Pride Storybundle Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Frye, Susan & Karen Robertson (eds). Maids and Mistresses, Cousins and Qu...

The Long History of the Lavender Menace The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 230 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: The changing focus of feminist activism across the centuries Different ways in which feminism was attacked The rationale behind accusing feminists of lesbianism Cycles of activism and backlash A transcript of this podcast is available here. Links to the Le...

On the Shelf for May 2022 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 229 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: The merry month of May Book shopping! The Cambridge Companion to Lesbian Literature edited by Jodie Medd Ingenious Trade: Women and Work in Seventeenth-Century London by Laura Gowing New...

”The Spirits of Cabassus” by Ursula Whitcher The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 228 with Heather Rose Jones This quarter’s fiction episode presents “The Spirits of Cabassus” by Ursula Whitcher, 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...

Charlotte Charke The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 227 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: The decidedly queer life of 18th c English actor Charlotte Charke The full text of A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Charlotte Charke…Written by herself can be found through Google Books This topic is discussed in one or more entries of the Lesbian Historic Motif Project here: Cha...

On the Shelf for April 2022 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 226 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: When is a fairy tale retelling a historic story? Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Frye, Susan & Karen Robertson (eds). Maids and Mistresses, Cousins and Queens: Wom...

A History of Lesbian Sex in Pornography The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 225 with Heather Rose Jones With apologies for the sound quality problems in the originally-posted version of this episode. 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...

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...

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-Centu...

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...