[Discussion] CFP: The History of Perversion, 1650-1850 (1/15/05; collection)

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

CFP:  The History of Perversion, 1650-1850.  Deadline for abstracts:
Jan. 15th, 2005

Contributors are sought for a new book on 'The History of Perversion
1650-1850'. We specifically seek 300-word abstracts for articles within
the boundaries of history of sexuality which examine so-called
perversions; literary, historical fields and interdisciplinary
approaches welcome.  Final essays of 10,000 words will be due May 15th,
2005.  We anticipate a publication date of 2006.

In sexuality studies of the 1980's and 1990's, there was a contention
that discourse produced acts of perversion, and that prior to naming
events, such behaviors were unthinkable or unpracticed.  This argument
tends to bow towards the late nineteenth-century, the epoch of
Krafft-Ebbing and Freud, as the origin of multiple labelling of
perversions.  Critics of sexuality have noted that, while there were few
women called "lesbians" in eighteenth-century fiction and memoir, there
were lots of "Frekes," "Tommies" and "Sapphists."

We are looking for clearly written essays on instances of 'perversion'
in literary and historical texts which predate the official naming
events of "inversion," "masochism," et. al, thereby complicating the
historical picture of discursive and sexual practice. Preference will be
given to eighteenth-century sources, but 1650-1850 is the general range.

Articles should be sent to:
Julie Peakman - D. Phil in History, Oxford; Fellow, Wellcome
Trust Centre for the History of Medicine
Bonnie Blackwell - PhD. in English, Cornell; Associate
Professor of English, Texas Christian University

Julie Peakman (editor)    	Bonnie Blackwell (editor)
2 Kings Garth		   	Dept. of English
29 London Rd		   	TCU Box 297270
London		   		Texas Christian University
England		   		Fort Worth, TX 76129
SE23 3TT 		  		b.blackwell@tcu.edu



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