She shares some of her research, her creation of a database of lesbian relevant historical fiction, and tips on writing history in a way that is relevant to modern readers. Looking at sexuality in history is a complicated enterprise, and Heather’s multi-faceted approach is fascinating. Heather began her blog by wanting to create a lesbian character in the middle ages for SCA, and her research just kept on going. Her podcast, The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast,“rotates between historical essays, author interviews, book-squee discussions, roundups of new f/f historical fiction or thematic lists of past publications, and as of this year a series of original fiction in audio format.” Her blog, The Lesbian Historic Motif Project, focuses on historical research on gender and sexuality: as she put it, it “consists of summaries of historical research both on gender and sexuality topics, and on themes and tropes popular in lesbian historical fiction.” She’s got a PhD in linguistics and medieval Welsh prepositions, and she loves spreadsheets and databases. Heather Rose Jones is an author of historical fiction and fantasy, a massive history geek, a blogger and podcaster, and an individual deeply interested in researching lesbian relevant sexuality in history. Wanna take a very deep, very nerdy dive into lesbian-relevant sexuality in history? Grab your pressure-resistant diving pod and some snacks, because here were go!
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