Beyond Crime, Sin and Disease: Same-Sex Behaviour Nomenclature and the Sexological Construction of the Homosexual Personage in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century

Beyond Crime, Sin and Disease: Same-Sex Behaviour Nomenclature and the Sexological Construction of the Homosexual Personage in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century

Over the course of history, many cross-cultural efforts have been made to understand better the form and function of male same-sex behaviour. Initial naming exercises evaluated the sexual actions taken, and categorized these behaviours as expressions of crime, sin and disease. Various historical acc...

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Main Author: Cerquozzi, Giancarlo
Other Authors: Sethna, Christabelle
Language:en
Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2017
Subjects:
Ulrichs
Kertbeny
Ellis
Hirschfeld
scientia sexualis
sexology
Urning
homosexualität
sexual inversion
third sex
Germany
England
sexuality
gender
reverse discourse
discourse analysis
feminist postructuralism
same-sex behaviour
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/36513
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-20793

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http://hdl.handle.net/10393/36513
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-20793

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