A collection of notes, titles, citations, thoughts, images, acknowledgements, etc. relating to a senior thesis on the intellectual history of male homosexuality in the 19th century.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Less critical review of same
“In this study, Hatheway searches for modern concepts of homophobia and gay identity in the Gilded Age. Rather than a recent concept born of changing sexual and psychological norms in the late twentieth century, “homophobia” here describes virtually any derogatory opinions of same-sex sexuality, as he argues that the modern concept is rooted in neurologists’ concerns and diagnosis. Similarly, he maps an emerging “homosexual identity” in the late nineteenth century—in contrast to Jonathan Ned Katz’s preferred term of “love between men before homosexuality,” or George Chauncey’s more nuanced delineation of such varied groups as “fairies,” “inverts,” and “trade” (putatively heterosexual men available for same-sex encounters).1 Although Hatheway’s attention to the American reception of European sexology and to lesser-known authors adds detail to our picture of Gilded Age medicine and the delineation of sexual categories, such generalizations limit the book’s utility for historians of American medicine and sexuality.”
