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The Lesbian Historic Motif PodcastOn the Shelf for November 2025 - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 327On the Shelf for November 2025
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 327 with Heather Rose Jones
Your monthly roundup of history, news, and the field of sapphic historical fiction.
In this episode we talk about:
Setting up context for this month’s fiction episode
Additions to the website
Progress on the Lesbian Historic Motif Project book
Recent and upcoming publications covered on the blog
Pelliccia, Hayden. 1995. “Ambiguity against Ambiguity: Anacreon 13 Again” in Illinois Classical Studies, Vol. 20: 23-34.
Davidson, J.F. 1987. “Anacreon, Homer and the Young Woman from Lesbos” in Mnemosyne, Fourth Series, Vol. 40, Fasc. 1/2: 132-137.
Petropoulos, J.C.B. 199...
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2018-12-2326 minphoto mixed tapesthe aftermath: a double episodein this double episode, I present a creation tip conversation about marketing your art, a review of the podcast “with friends like these” hosted by ana marie cox and two chapters of “please respond by…”. I will see you next week on Saturday for the next episode and thank you for being the best audience in podcasting!
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2018-03-1815 min
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2018-02-1815 min
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2018-02-1424 min
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2018-02-1116 min
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2018-01-2826 min
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2018-01-1439 min
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2018-01-0715 min
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2017-12-1718 min
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2017-12-1018 min
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2017-11-1117 min
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