The First Homosexuals with Dr. Jonathan D. Katz

Ivory Tower Boiler Room · Jul 3, 2025 · 1h 6m

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You all are in for such an incredible artistic treat since I'm joined with an academic trailblazer, Dr. Jonathan D. Katz. He teaches art history at the University of Pennsylvania and is credited as one of the first founding figures of queer art history! Much of his writing explores gender, sexuality, and desire in the art world, and he talks about his new exhibit The First Homosexuals: The Birth of a New…