Sex and History
Talking sex with objects from the past
Sex & History is an award-winning project that uses objects from the past to open up discussions with young people about urgent issues such as consent, body image, pornography and gender identity.
The methodology harnesses the powerful effect of learning about what people from across time and place have thought about sex.
Key to the project are:
New perspectives: exploring ideas from outside of their place and time encourages participants to see their own attitudes and assumptions with fresh eyes.
Critical Thinking: a historical context helps to develop ways of thinking critically about models of relationships and sex today.
Distancing: Discussing sensitive issues via historical objects focuses the discussion initially around other cultures, allowing participants to talk more safely.
Confidence: recognising that people have been talking about, thinking about and depicting sex for millennia increases confidence in talking about it today.
Participation: people can interpret the material in different ways, encouraging deeper learning and longer impact.
Sex & History is an interdisciplinary initiative between the University of Exeter’s Classics and Ancient History department and Centre for Medical History.
Follow the link to the website for more FREE resources:
http://sexandhistory.exeter.ac.uk/
Sex and History Project team Professor Rebecca Langlands is co-director of Sex & History and Associate Professor in Classics and Ancient History.
Professor Kate Fisher is co-director of Sex & History and Professor of History at the University of Exeter.
Dr Jen Grove is Classicist and historian and an Engaged Research Fellow in the Centre for Medical History at the University of Exeter.
Talking sex with objects from the past
Sex & History is an award-winning project that uses objects from the past to open up discussions with young people about urgent issues such as consent, body image, pornography and gender identity.
The methodology harnesses the powerful effect of learning about what people from across time and place have thought about sex.
Key to the project are:
New perspectives: exploring ideas from outside of their place and time encourages participants to see their own attitudes and assumptions with fresh eyes.
Critical Thinking: a historical context helps to develop ways of thinking critically about models of relationships and sex today.
Distancing: Discussing sensitive issues via historical objects focuses the discussion initially around other cultures, allowing participants to talk more safely.
Confidence: recognising that people have been talking about, thinking about and depicting sex for millennia increases confidence in talking about it today.
Participation: people can interpret the material in different ways, encouraging deeper learning and longer impact.
Sex & History is an interdisciplinary initiative between the University of Exeter’s Classics and Ancient History department and Centre for Medical History.
Follow the link to the website for more FREE resources:
http://sexandhistory.exeter.ac.uk/
Sex and History Project team Professor Rebecca Langlands is co-director of Sex & History and Associate Professor in Classics and Ancient History.
Professor Kate Fisher is co-director of Sex & History and Professor of History at the University of Exeter.
Dr Jen Grove is Classicist and historian and an Engaged Research Fellow in the Centre for Medical History at the University of Exeter.
