Sapphistries Natural disasters and new media technologies and

and new media technologies and industries have reconfigured the Bombay-based industry’s geographic reach

Marita Sturken

Winner of the 2013 Lora Romero First Book Publication Prize presented by the American Studies Association

Mining a broad array of sources on nineteenth-century New York City’s interlocking network of private benevolence and municipal relief

Embser-Herbert and Fram provide an inspiring look at the past

Sapphistries Natural disasters and new media technologies andA lyrical and meticulously researched mapping of the ways in which diverse societies have shaped female same sex sexuality across time and geography From the ancient poet Sappho to tombois in contemporary Indonesia, women throughout history and around the globe have desired, loved, and had sex with other women. In beautiful prose, Sapphistries tells their stories, capturing the multitude of ways that diverse societies have shaped female same sex