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Gillian Frank
@gillianfrank.bsky.social
Assistant prof of history Trinity College Dublin. Co-host of Sexing History, a podcast about how the history of sexuality shapes our present. Writing a book about liberal religion & abortion before Roe v Wade (Forthcoming UNC Press). www.gillianfrank.com
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Your first point makes no sense to me. How does state formation obviate an ideology and ongoing identity?

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Today in my 'sexual revolutions' class, we are thinking about primary sources and asking what personal ads can tell us about the past.

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Hey friends! I made a Nursing Clio starter pack! A group of scholars who study the history gender, health, and medicine (broadly construed). If you want to be added to the pack, let me know! @nursingclio.bsky.socialgo.bsky.app/47EY7Yi

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Spoke to Bekah McNeel over at Sojourners to help historicize Kamala Harris' understanding of faith and reproductive rights. sojo.net/articles/new...

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New gig

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When you couldn’t see the DNC surprise guest’s footprints beside you it was then that they carried you

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Someone was wrong on the internet yesterday and I didn't post about it. Is this... maturity?

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What's so striking about the tampon discourse is that it triangulates two sites of social anxiety and shame: the toilet and menstruation. Tapping into these feelings and the sense that social boundaries are being eroded has long been a winning conservative strategy.

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Numerous scholars have shown that bathrooms are sites of social division and mediation. But for conservatives especially, the bathroom has been metonymous for social segregation. You could say that their anxieties about social mixing has been worked out in the toilet.

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As Republicans ramp up attacks on Tim Walz and the policy of tampons in all restrooms, it's worth remembering that conservatives have long had their heads in public toilets. slate.com/human-intere...

The Anti-Trans Bathroom Nightmare Has Its Roots in Racial Segregation
The Anti-Trans Bathroom Nightmare Has Its Roots in Racial Segregation

An ad that aired frequently in Houston this past month depicted a man accosting a young girl in a bathroom stall. Its purpose was to convince voters...

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Gillian Frank
@gillianfrank.bsky.social
Assistant prof of history Trinity College Dublin. Co-host of Sexing History, a podcast about how the history of sexuality shapes our present. Writing a book about liberal religion & abortion before Roe v Wade (Forthcoming UNC Press). www.gillianfrank.com
781 followers143 following221 posts