Vintage Media: Mail-Order Erotica and Gendered Reading From the 1950s to the 1980s
Mail-order catalogs offered a wide range of erotic novels, lingerie, and photography to readers across rural and...
Vintage Media: Erotic Stereopticons and Pre-Cinematic Voyeurism
In the 19th century, erotic images were often viewed through stereopticons—early optical devices that used dual lenses to create 3D...
Vintage Media: Queer Coding and Subtext in Classic Hollywood During the era of the Hays Code (1930s–1960s), explicit LGBTQ+ representation was banned from mainstream American cinema. As a result,...
Vintage Media: The Visual Language of Pin-Up Art
The mid-20th-century pin-up girl, popularized in calendars, wartime posters, and men's magazines, represents a key moment in the cultural...