The Cambridge World History of Sexualities: Volume 1, General Overviews

Volume I offers historiographical surveys and general overviews of central topics in the world history of sexualities.

Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks (Edited by), Mathew Kuefler (Edited by)

9781108842082, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 16 May 2024

558 pages
23.6 x 16.4 x 2.8 cm, 1 kg

Volume I offers historiographical surveys and general overviews of central topics in the history of world sexualities. Split across twenty-two chapters, this volume places the history of sexuality in dialogue with anthropology, women's history, LGBTQ+ history, queer theory, and public history, as well as examining the impact Freud and Foucault have had on the history of sexuality. The volume continues by providing overviews on the sexual body, family and marriage, the intersections of sexuality with race and class, male and female homoerotic relations, trans and gender variant sexuality, the sale of sex, sexual violence, sexual science, sexuality and emotion, erotic art and literature, and the material culture of sexuality.

Editors' preface to the series Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks and Mathew Kuefler
1. Historiography of the history of sexuality Mathew Kuefler
2. The history of sexuality and anthropology Joan Vendrell Ferré
3. The history of sexuality and women's history Judith Allen
4. The history of sexuality and LGBTQ+ history Emily Skidmore
5. The impact of Sigmund Freud on the history of sexuality Alison Downham Moore
6. Michel Foucault's influence on the history of sexuality Michael C. Behrent
7. Queer theory and the history of sexuality Riikka Taavetti
8. The sexual body in history Kim M. Phillips
9. Marriage and families in the history of sexuality Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks
10. Class in the history of sexuality Helen Smith, with Mathew Kuefler and Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks
11. Sexuality and race: representations, regulations, and sentiments Jennifer Anne Boittin
12. Male homoerotic relations in history Dominic Janes
13. Desire, love, and sex between women in global history Leila Rupp
14. Trans and gender variant sexualities in history Jen Manion
15. The sale of sex in history Magaly Rodríguez García
16. Sexual violence in history Lisa Featherstone
17. Sexual science in history Sean Quinlan
18. Sexuality and emotion Katie Barclay
19. Erotic art in world history Y. Yvon Wang
20. Erotic literature in history James Grantham Turner
21. The material culture of the history of sexuality Chris Brickell
22. Public history and sexuality Melinda Marie Jetté.

Subject Areas: General & world history [HBG]