The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast

Artificial Scarcity of Representation: Asexual Artemis/Lesbian Diana The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 172 with Heather Rose Jones An exploration of the mythic figures of Artemis and Diana In this episode we talk about: Their complex and contradictory mythology and religious traditions How Artemis/Diana was represented in later literature and art Diana & Callisto: the lesbian tradition...

Book Appreciation: Artemis/Diana in Fiction The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 171 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 we talk about works featuring the goddess of the hunt, either n her Greek form as Artemis or as Roman...

Diana and Callisto: The Sometimes Problematic Search for Representation (reprise) The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 170 with Heather Rose Jones Ovid’s myth of Diana and Callisto had lasting popularity through the medieval and early modern periods and provided a context for some unexpected representation of erotic interactions between women. But hoo boy are there some problematic aspects...

On the Shelf for August 2020 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 169 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly update on what the Lesbian Historic Motif Project has been doing. In this episode we talk about: The podcast is four years old! Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Armenian astrology text (British Library Ms. Or. 6471) Kuefler, Mathew (ed). 2007. The History of Sexual...

Humors, Horoscopes, and Homosexuality The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 168 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: This history of astrological explanations for sexual preference The lack of a “unified model of homosexuality” The relation of gender and sexual preference under the “one-sex model” The basics of humoral theory How sex affects humoral balance The connections...

Book Appreciation with Luci Dreamer The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 167 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 we talk about: The book that started her love of historic fiction Text versus audio-books Books mentioned Bac...

Interview with Luci Dreamer The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 166 with Heather Rose Jones A series of interviews with authors of historically-based fiction featuring queer women. In this episode we talk about: Luci’s plans for the trilogy The call of the Klondike Handling cross-gender performance The book’s origins in Wynona Earp fanfic Books mentioned Heart of Gold by Luci Dreamer The...

On the Shelf for July 2020 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 165 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 Boyd, David Lorenzo & Ruth Mazo Karras. 1995. "The Interrogation of a Male Transvestite Prostitute in Fourteenth-Century London" in GLQ v...

Lesbian-Like History and Racial Othering The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 164 with Heather Rose Jones An unblinking look at the historic intersection of women’s same-sex relations and racial othering In this episode we talk about: Finding historic writing from within non-Western cultures Habib, Samar. 2009. Arabo-Islamic Texts on Female Homosexuality: 850-1780 A.D. Teneo Press, Youngst...

Book Appreciation: Black Authors/Black Characters The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 163 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 we talk about f/f historical fiction by Black authors featuring at least one Black protagonist....

Interview with Amy Hoff The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 162 with Heather Rose Jones A series of interviews with authors of historically-based fiction featuring queer women. In this episode we talk about: Time machines and Scottish highland warriors Why a Scottish historian and folklorist created a trope-salad Digging into some of the less commonly used parts of Scottish history The ot...

On the Shelf for June 2020 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 161 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly update on what the Lesbian Historic Motif Project has been doing. In this episode we talk about: What does historical fiction have to do with racial justice? The 2020 Pride Storybundle Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Garber, Marjorie. 1992. Vested Interests: Cross-D...

Cardinal’s Gambit by Catherine Lundoff The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 160 with Heather Rose Jones The second story in our 2020 fiction series. Written by Catherine Lundoff, narrated by Cherae Clark. 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.co...

Aphra Behn (Reprise) The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 159 with Heather Rose Jones This episode is about the 17th century novelist, playwright, and spy Aphra Behn. In this episode we talk about: Behn’s careers in espionage and literature Her bisexuality and some of the complexities of how desire between women was portrayed in the 17th century Poem: VERSES design'd by Mrs. A. Behn, to be...

History and Historic Fiction with Janet Todd The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 158 with Heather Rose Jones A chat with historian and historical novelist Janet Todd. In this episode we talk about: ”Masks” and performativity among 17th century writers Does the concept of “bisexuality” make sense in earlier centuries? How the ability to write about desire changed over the centuries Paralle...

Interview with Janet Todd The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 157 with Heather Rose Jones A series of interviews with authors of historically-based fiction featuring queer women. In this episode we talk about: Why I jumped at the chance to interview Janet Todd Dynamics of mothers and daughters in mid-20th century England Post-WWII social and political changes in England all the way up to...

On the Shelf for May 2020 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 156 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly update on what the Lesbian Historic Motif Project has been doing. In this episode we talk about: Book Events in the Time of Quarantine Curve Magazine’s Virtual Festival by Bella Books author reading videos by titleChawton House: “Man Up! Women who Stepped into a Man’s World” Recent and u...

The (Sex) Lives of Fair and Gallant Women The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 155 with Heather Rose Jones A glimpse into same-sex relations in 16th century France through the salacious memoirs of the Seigneur de Brantôme In this episode we talk about: Brantôme’s purpose in discussing lesbian sex at the French court What Brantôme tells us about familiarity with classical sources on female...

Book Appreciation with Tara Scott The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 154 with Heather Rose Jones In the Book Appreciation segments, our featured guest (or your host) will talk about one or more favorite books with queer female characters in a historic setting. In this episode we talk about: Tara’s introduction to historic romance through Julie Garwood, Jude Deveraux, Kathleen E. Woodiwis...

Interview with Edale Lane The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 153 with Heather Rose Jones A series of interviews with authors of historically-based fiction featuring queer women. In this episode we talk about: Setting an adventure in DaVinci’s Milan An author’s publishing itinerary What’s coming for the “Nightflyer” series Books mentioned Merchants of Milan by Edale Lane Heart of Sherwood...

On the Shelf for April 2020 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 152 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly update on what the Lesbian Historic Motif Project has been doing. In this episode we talk about: Living through historic times Individualism versus community in history and the present How your podcast host is coping Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Bray, Alan. 2003...

Bertolina Guercia The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 151 with Heather Rose Jones The story of a 13th century Italian woman who seems to have openly had sexual relationships with women. In this episode we talk about: Who was Bertolina Guercia and what was her life like? How was Bertolina’s sexuality described by witnesses? The surprising acceptance of Bertolina’s lesbianism Sources mentio...

Movie Review: Portrait of a Lady on Fire The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 150 with Heather Rose Jones A look at media that asks us to embrace the harder parts of history In this episode we talk about: Look: just go see this movie, then come back and listen to the podcast How bittersweet stories are part of the triumph of queer media Just because it doesn’t have a Happily Ever After end...

Interview with Catherine Lundoff of Queen of Swords Press The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 149 with Heather Rose Jones An interview with the founder of Queen of Swords Press about the process of starting a publishing company. In this episode we talk about: Moving from being published to being a publisher Schedules and timelines Finding the balance in content What to tackle by yourself...

On the Shelf for March 2020 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 148 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly update on what the Lesbian Historic Motif Project has been doing. In this episode we talk about: In the spring, a historian’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of...historic gardening. Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Andreadis, Harriette. 1989. “The Sapphic-Platonics...