Sex and Sexuality in Ancient Rome by L. J. Trafford, 2021
From Emperors and empresses, poets and prostitutes, slaves and plebs, Ancient Rome was a wealth of different experiences and expectations. None more so than around the subject of sex and sexuality.
Encyclopedia of Sex and Sexuality: Understanding Biology, Psychology, and Culture by Heather L. Armstrong, 2021
Providing a comprehensive framework for the broad subject of human sexuality, this two-volume set offers a context of historical development, scientific discovery, and sociopolitical and sociocultural movements.
SCOTTISH LITERARY REVIEW 16/1
Special issue: “Queer Form”
edited by Zoë Strachan & Darryl Peers
Available free on Open Access via Project MUSE (print copies will be mailed to subscribers shortly)
Articles on:
➡️ JM Barrie & Compton Mackenzie
➡️ Ali Smith
➡️ Collapse, Demolition & Queer Landscapes
➡️ Shola von Reinhold
➡️ Queer Scottish Form
➡️ Callie Gardner
➡️ Maud Sulter
➡️ Edwin Morgan
SCOTTISH LITERARY REVIEW Special Issue Launch Symposium
10 July, Glasgow University – free
Discussing the status of #queer writing in #Scottish#literature, & celebrating the launch of this SLR special issue, co-edited by Zoë Strachan & Darryl Peers. The day will provide a forum to reflect on the intersections which may, or may not, exist between studies of #sexuality & #gender, & studies of the nation
SCOTTISH LITERARY REVIEW Special Issue Launch Symposium
10 July, Glasgow University – free
Discussing the status of #queer writing in #Scottish#literature, & celebrating the launch of this SLR special issue, co-edited by Zoë Strachan & Darryl Peers. The day will provide a forum to reflect on the intersections which may, or may not, exist between studies of #sexuality & #gender, & studies of the nation
‘Transgressing into poetry’: Nationality, Gender & Sexuality in SONNETS FROM SCOTLAND by Edwin Morgan & THE PRICE OF STONE by Richard Murphy
by Prof Tara Stubbs
Both #Scottish poet Edwin Morgan & (Anglo-) #Irish poet Richard Murphy transgressed poetic norms: contradicting ‘nationalist’ poets of their respective traditions, making playful use of language, & treating #gender & #sexuality in daring ways
The social norm is constructed: not naturally occurring but created by the society in which it is found.
Hence there are no actions which in themselves are inherently #abnormal or universally condemned by all societies at all times. Deviance is thus situational and contextual.
The social norm is constructed: not naturally occurring but created by the society in which it is found.
Hence there are no actions which in themselves are inherently #abnormal or universally condemned by all societies at all times. Deviance is thus situational and contextual.
Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections by Emily Nagoski
In Come as You Are, Emily Nagoski, PhD, revolutionized the way we think about women’s sexuality. Now, in Come Together, Nagoski takes on a fundamentally misunderstood subject: sex in long-term relationships.
When Tlaozolteol presents the beheaded corn snake, a metaphor for desire - She is showing us its sacredness. Even the corn snake bleeds the sacred fluid.
In opening the snake, She reveals its inner divinity.
In opening the snake, She makes us and our desires whole.
🧵 1/5 As I introspect on my Autism and how it’s impacted my life, I am forced to consider my sexual explorations starting around age 10 and the social awkwardness that’s always been present. Before, I concluded that it was a function of my introversion and being closeted.
"I'm a GAMP, and it's not a writer's cramp that makes me wanna be amp about it—I'm a straight champ who don't need a Virgin Mary bigot or a lick-spigot vamp to question my mastodon feed, or my literary, noumenon handstamp."—Max R. J. Ovbi
Today in Labor History November 23, 1644: At the height of the English Civil War, John Milton published an anti-censorship pamphlet, “Areopagitica.” He had been censored several times, particularly in his attempts to defend divorce, a radical idea in those days. He anonymously published “The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce” (1643), which was condemned by the Puritan clergy as heretical and supportive of sexual libertinism.
As someone who studies data privacy, very little in surveillance capitalism & exploitation of users by corporations surprises me.
BUT THIS: Kia, Nissan & others privacy policies state collecting and using information on your "sexual activity" & "sex life." Given cars are computers on wheels!!!
It's hump-day & back-to-school season. Don't forget your dictionary! This one's for adult education –one of many such titles in stock– from introductory to advanced topics & techniques, as well as biographies, DVDs, classic erotica, vintage magazines, pulp-fiction, & bedside readers for your nightstand.
Wednesday 8/30/23, Open 6-9p. No open containers, plz.