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Simon Joyce, "LGBT Victorians: Sexuality and Gender in the Nineteenth-Century Archives" (Oxford UP, 2022)

New Books in Critical Theory

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Comparing Gender and Sexuality Debates in 19th Century England and Ireland

Exploring the contrasting perspectives on gender and sexuality debates in 19th and early 20th century England and Ireland, this chapter discusses how Irish figures used ideas of nationalism and anti-colonialism. It highlights the Irish identification with ancient Greek references as opposed to English identification with the Romans as imperial colonizers, and concludes with a preview of the speaker's upcoming book.

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