Asexuality in the Archive

Schedule

Sat Oct 04 2025 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive at the Edinburgh Palette | Edinburgh, SC

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An interactive workshop on how asexuality was treated as a medical issue in the Victorian Age and its impact on contemporary media.
About this Event

This interactive workshop introduces how asexuality was treated as a medical issue in the Victorian Age and its impact on contemporary media representation. It will begin by examining how nineteenth-century doctors constructed a set of symptoms that supposedly diagnosed individuals as asexual. Together, we’ll look at how this conceptualisation is mirrored – or challenged – in contemporary popular culture representations of asexuality. Participants are encouraged to bring in their own examples to discuss, alongside those provided by the workshop leader.

What to expect

The workshop will begin with a short introductory talk on the history of asexual medicalisation, followed by work in small groups and general discussion. Participants are encouraged to offer their own examples of asexual representation: these should be introduced with a short description of the media and the character they want to discuss.

About the Facilitator

Claudia Sterbini is a PhD student at the University of Edinburgh. Her project explores the construction of pathological asexuality at the turn of the twentieth century. She is interested in queer history, the medical humanities, Victorian literature, and generally all that is queer and ace.


Booking

Booking in advance is essential as places are limited so, if you are unable to attend, please let us know as soon as possible so we can offer your place to someone else.

Venue & Accessibility
The event is located at the Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive in Edinburgh Palette. There is information on how to get to us on public transport and by car, along with access information, on our location & accessibility page.

Any other questions
Please email us: [email protected]

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Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive at the Edinburgh Palette, 151 London Road, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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