Tag: Premodern Asia
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Episode 9: In search of the “socially acceptable”
What is considered socially acceptable changes with the times. Hear surprising norms from premodern Asia that would seem very progressive today!
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Episode 8: For the Record…
Who gets to write history? What sources other than official archives are useful? Does P*rn count as history? What does it mean when something or someone is absent from the records?
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Episode 7: Performing Gender (and Gender Bending Icons)
A god of same-sex love. A bearded goddess of war and fertility. Gods in the form of genitalia. What can mythology and folk religion teach us about queerness in premodern Asia?
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Episode 6: The West – Savior or Demonizer?
If queerness was so prevalent in premodern Asia, when and why did it all change? It starts with the 3Cs… Colonialism, Capitalism and Christianity. In part 1: the imposition of Christian morality through colonization in the Philippines, India and Vietnam
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Episode 5: Gods, Sex and the Patriarchy
A god of same-sex love. A bearded goddess of war and fertility. Gods in the form of genitalia. What can mythology and folk religion teach us about queerness in premodern Asia?
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Episode 4: Love, Marriage & Their Casual Relationship
When did marriage tie the knot with love? What impact did it have on queer love? What did marriage and love look like in Asia in premodern times? Surprising stories from across Asia.
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Episode 3: Fifty Shades of Gender
Fifty Shades of Gender explores how different cultures understand gender and sexuality in both premodern and current times.
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Episode 2: But where are the lesbians???
Queering Premodern Asia is a limited series and the 5th season of the Nuances podcast about Our Asian Stories. Each episode explores different aspects of sexual diversity in premodern Asia with commentary from guest scholars. Episodes are divided into a narrative portion, and a discussion with a guest co-host from the queer Asian community. Ep.…