Writing and Archiving Lesbian History with Tamara Chaplin
Lesbian history in France is often framed around the interwar “Paris Lesbos” era and the resurgence of lesbian activism in the 1970s. In this episode, historian Tamara Chaplin discusses how she challenges this gap in her latest book, Becoming Lesbian. Drawing on over a decade of research, Chaplin uncovers overlooked sources—from cabaret and sexology to police archives, the Minitel and private letters, and over a hundred filmed interviews—showing that WWII did not erase lesbian identity or culture.
Website - globalcenters.columbia.edu/paris
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