Chidi Munnani is a British historian who wrote about the French Revolution. His work focuses on sexuality and how working class sexuality exploded into public space. The Tuileries garden in Paris was turned into a cruising spot for men, seeking sex with men and a workplace for prostitutes for women during the 1790s. Chidi: "The pedarasts and prostitutes of Paris sullied the prize of the bourgeoisie's victory over the Ancien regime"
Featuring Max Fox and Chris Nealon on the late Christopher Chitty's book Sexual Hegemony: Statecraft, Sodomy, and Capital in the Rise of the World System.
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Further reading:
libcom.org/article/after-fall-communiques-occupied-california
viewpointmag.com/2012/09/12/towards-a-socialist-art-of-government-michel-foucaults-the-mesh-of-power
thenewinquiry.com/blog/in-love-and-memory
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