This is the second volume of Fremeaux’s collection about the History of Sexuality. Co-published with famous publisher “Presses Universitaires de France,” this collection delivers historical lectures on sexuality studies by the best specialists of different periods. These private lessons are told, explained, and analyzed by Sylvie Steinberg, Gabrielle Houbre, and Christine Bard, all historians. Michel Foucault’s work has emphasized the cultural character of all sexuality, variable in space and time, and its dependence on religious, scientific, and political discourses and issues. This release aims to provide an accessible and lively account of historiographical developments. He tackles all the cultural constructs of sexuality, the specificities of each historical period and their significant evolutions.
