'Sexual Modernism in the North of Ireland: The Case of Forrest Reid'

A lecture by Dr Lloyd Meadhbh Houston (University of Cambridge) as part of the Modern and Contemporary Irish History Seminar Series.

Dr Lloyd Meadhbh Houston is Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in English at the University of Cambridge, where they also hold the position of Senior Postdoctoral Researcher at Trinity College. They are the author of Irish Modernism and the Politics of Sexual Health (OUP, 2023), and a range of articles and chapters on the medicalization of sex, queer history and culture, and the history of erotica and obscenity. Alongside their academic research they also engage in outreach and consultancy work around gender diversity and trans inclusion, and co-host the podcast Censored with Aoife Bhreatnach.

The Modern and Contemporary Irish History Seminar Series will take place at 2.30p.m. on Wednesday in the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts & Humanities Research Institute. It provides a forum for discussion and dissemination of new ideas, perspectives, and research on Irish history, Irish Studies and cognate disciplines. All are welcome. We particularly welcome members of the postgraduate community. Convenors: Dr Carole Holohan, Dr Ciaran O'Neill, Dr Georgina Laragy, Prof Lindsey Earner-Byrne. 

Please indicate if you have any access requirements, such as ISL/English interpreting, so that we can facilitate you in attending this event. Contact: lindsey.earner@tcd.ie