same-sex desires in Italian and British sexology, c. 1870-1920
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Beccalossi, Chiara
- Publish Year
- 2011
- Shelfmark
- WER 3 2012 - B
- Thesaurus
- seksualiteit, lesbianisme, lesbische vrouwen, psychiatrie, gynaecologie, psychologie, prostitutie, Italië, Verenigd Koninkrijk, 19e eeuw, 20e eeuw
- Description
- An examination o fhow female same-sex desires were represented in a wide range of Italian and British medical writings, 1870-1920. It shows how the psychiatric category of sexual inversion was positioned alongside other medical ideas of same-sex desires, such as the virago, tribade-prostitute, fiamma and gynaecological explanations.