Gurle Talk
<p>Modern English speakers struggle to find sexual terms that aren’t either obscene or scientific, but that wasn’t always the case. In a recent review of Jenni Nuttall’s&nbsp;<em>Mother Tongue</em>, Mary Wellesley connects our linguistic squeamishness to changing ideas about women and sexuality. She joins Tom to discuss the changing language of women’s anatomy, work and lives.</p><br><p>Find further reading on the episode page: <a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and-videos/podcasts/the-lrb-podcast/gurle-talk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lrb.me/gurletalk</a></p><p>Listen to Mary Wellesley and Irina Dumitrescu on medieval humour: <a href="https://lrb.me/millerstale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lrb.me/millerstale</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Show Notes
Modern English speakers struggle to find sexual terms that aren’t either obscene or scientific, but that wasn’t always the case. In a recent review of Jenni Nuttall’s Mother Tongue, Mary Wellesley connects our linguistic squeamishness to changing ideas about women and sexuality. She joins Tom to discuss the changing language of women’s anatomy, work and lives.
Find further reading on the episode page: lrb.me/gurletalk
Listen to Mary Wellesley and Irina Dumitrescu on medieval humour: lrb.me/millerstale
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.