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Sex in the archives: Writing American sexual histories
Sex in the archives: Writing American sexual histories
Sex in the archives: Writing American sexual histories
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The archive has assumed a new significance in the history of sex, and this book visits a series of such archives, including the Kinsey Institute’s erotic art; gay masturbatory journals in the New York Public Library; the private archive of an amateur pornographer; and one man’s lifetime photographic dossier on Baltimore hustlers. Shedding new light on American sexual history, the topics covered are both fascinating and wide-ranging: the art history of homoeroticism; casual sex before hooking-up; transgender; New York queer sex; masturbation; pornography; sex in the city.

This book will appeal to a wide readership: those interested in American studies, sexuality studies, contemporary history, the history of sex, psychology, anthropology, sociology, gender studies, queer studies, trans studies, pornography studies, visual studies, museum studies, and media studies.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateDec 10, 2018
ISBN9781526124555
Sex in the archives: Writing American sexual histories
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Barry Reay

Barry Reay is Professor of History at the University of Auckland, New Zealand

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