About this episode

Karl Whittington discusses his book on queer making and desire in medieval Europe.

Podcast: New Books in Gender Episode: Karl Whittington, "Queer Making: On Artists and Desire in Medieval Europe" (Pennsylvania State UP, 2025) Pub date: 2026-06-15 Details: https://www.listennotes.com/e/3ccfe65de48543cb9b329fd7fa0b5095/ The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from New Books Network, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

People in this episode

Guest: Karl Whittington

Topics covered

• queer studies
• medieval art
• gender
• desire
• cultural history

Keywords

• queer making
• medieval Europe
• artists
• desire
• gender studies
• cultural history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pennsylvania State UP, New Books Network, Listen Notes

Books & works: Queer Making: On Artists and Desire in Medieval Europe

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