The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast

Mar 02 2025 309 ep. 25 mins 98
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A show about queer women in history and historic literature, plus coverage of the field of sapphic historical fiction. Content note: May include discussions of sex within an academic context.

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On the Shelf for March 2025 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 308

Mar 02 2025 26 mins  
On the Shelf for March 2025 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 308 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: The 2025 fiction line-up Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Blackmore, Josiah and Gregory S. Hutcheson. 1999. “Introduction” in Queer Iberia: Sex

Our F/Favorite Tropes: Sword-Lesbians and Horse-Girls - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 307

Feb 15 2025 14 mins  
Our F/Favorite Tropes: Sword-Lesbians and Horse-Girls The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 307 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: The trope of the horse-girl The trope of the sword-lesbian How these tropes are negotiated between story setting and reader expectations This topic makes reference to the following episodes: Bluestockings and Amazons Female K

On the Shelf for February 2025 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 306

Feb 01 2025 13 mins  
On the Shelf for February 2025 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 306 with Heather Rose Jones Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction. In this episode we talk about: Submissions for the 2025 fiction series are closed and results will be announced shortly Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Turton, Stephen. 2022.

Lesbians and the Law - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 305

Jan 19 2025 52 mins  
Lesbians and the Law The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 305 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: Evidence for how romantic and sexual relations between women were treated in legal systems in western culture References Benbow, R. Mark and Alasdair D. K. Hawkyard. 1994. “Legal Records of Cross-dressing” in Gender in Play on the Shakespearean Stage: Bo

On the Shelf for January 2025 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 304

Jan 04 2025 21 mins  
On the Shelf for January 2025 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 304 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 Turton, Stephen. 2024. Before the Word Was Queer: Sexuality and the English Dictionary 1600-1930. Cambridge Univ

Interview with Margaret Vandenburg - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 303

Dec 15 2024 64 mins  
Interview with Margaret Vandenburg The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 303 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: Too many things to list individually Books and people mentioned Magnus Hirschfeld Virginia Woolf - A Room of One’s Own Margaret Vandenburg - An American in Paris Djuna Barnes - Nightwood Virginia Woolf - Orlando Chappell Roan Oscar Wilde Emma

On the Shelf for December 2024 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 302

Dec 07 2024 22 mins  
On the Shelf for December 2024 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 302 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 2024 LHMP audio short story series. See here for details. Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog Derry, Caroline. 2020. L

A Very Long Malaise by L.J. Lee - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 301

Nov 30 2024 32 mins  
A Very Long Malaise by L.J. Lee The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 301 with Heather Rose Jones This quarter’s fiction episode presents “A Very Long Malaise” by L.J. Lee, narrated by Bailey Wolfe. 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: ht

Where I Have Been, Where I Will Go - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 300

Nov 16 2024 11 mins  
Where I Have Been, Where I Will Go The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 300 with Heather Rose Jones In this episode we talk about: A look back at what the Project has accomplished Plans for publishing a research sourcebook Outline of the sourcebook contents A transcript of this podcast is available here. Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online Website: http://alp

On the Shelf for November 2024 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 299

Nov 02 2024 27 mins  
On the Shelf for November 2024 The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 299 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 2024 LHMP audio short story series. See here for details. Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blogDerry, Caroline. 2020. Les