What is most compelling about these readings is that they take us through a morphing of sexuality. I keep coming back to the timeline we drew in class and applying the Foucauldian progression of sexuality to the American sexual identity that has its origins in Europe. Going back to Part Five in History of Sexuality […]
I was also intrigued by Comstock, whose interpretation of “obscene” lead to bans on things like books – and the obscenity scale ranged from pornographic language and pictures to anything judged to be influential towards immorality (another term with a lot of scope), however indirect.
While it is impossible to deny the prevalence of the “Victorian prude” during the 1800s, this week’s readings made it clear the image was not embraced by everyone of 19th century America. It also shed light on many similarities of sexual discourses from then to now. It made me question if and how much we’ve […]
