The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast

”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...

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 up...

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: @Lesb...

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. Text of John Lyly’s Gallathea at the Early English Books website of the University of Michigan See also my podcast on Iphis and Ianthe This topic is discussed in on...

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....

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: @Lesb...

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 se...

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:...

On the Shelf for November 2021 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 215 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 2022 LHMP audio short story series. See here for details. If It Please the Court (interactive text game) Recent and upcoming publications covered on the...

“Moon River” by Mandy Mongkolyuth The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 214 with Heather Rose Jones This quarter’s fiction episode presents “Moon River” by Mandy Mongkolyuth, 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 RSS: http://alpennia.c...

All-Woman Societies in History and Fiction The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 213 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about ideas and realities about all-woman societies, communities, and organizations in the past, and how they depicted the possibility of same-sex erotics. A transcript of this podcast is available here. Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online Websi...

On the Shelf for October 2021 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 212 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Book discoverability and how covers and blurbs contribute to it. Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Skidmore, Emily. 2017. True Sex: The Lives of Trans Men at the T...

Bonus Fiction: “Margaret” by Eleanor Musgrove The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 211 with Heather Rose Jones This special bonus fiction episode presents “Margaret” by Eleanor Musgrove, 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 RSS: http...

Sapphists in Austenland The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 210 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: The social structures in Jane Austen’s novels in which same-sex relationships could develop A tour through the sapphic potential in each of Austen’s works A survey of Austen-inspired sapphic historical fiction, demonstrating some of that potential Austen-based fiction men...

On the Shelf for September 2021 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 209 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 Manion, Jen. 2020. Female Husbands: A Trans History. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ISBN 978-1-108-48380-3 Stehr (see b...

Shakespeare’s Queer-Baiting The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode # with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: Homoerotic motifs in Shakespeare’s plays The general context of female homoeroticism in early modern drama Situating Shakespeare’s material in that context Sources mentioned Walen, Denise A. 2005. Constructions of Female Homoeroticism in Early Modern Drama. New York: Pa...

On the Shelf for August 2021 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 207 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Delays in the interview and fiction segments Processing a primary source for the blog Publishers on our radar Kalikoi Entangled Publishing Feiwel & Friends Recent and upcoming publica...

Rosa Bonheur The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 206 with Heather Rose Jones A biographical sketch of 19th century French painter Rosa Bonheur and the two women she shared her life with. This topic is discussed in one or more entries of the Lesbian Historic Motif Project here: Rosa Bonheur A transcript of this podcast is available here. Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online W...

On the Shelf for July 2021 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 205 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: ”Pride” and identity Golden Crown Literary Society Conference Schedule New and forthcoming fiction The Women of Apasas (Amazzi Warriors and Queens #1) by Elizabeth Reign Viking Quest by...