Kathryn Louise Lister (born 18 October 1981) is a British sex historian, writer, journalist and blogger, principally on women's rights and the history of sexuality and sexual behaviour.
Kate Lister | |
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| Born | Kathryn Louise Lister 18 October 1981 |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds, PhD |
| Occupation(s) | Sex historian, journalist, blogger |
| Years active | 2016–present |
Life and career
editBorn in Ulverston, Cumbria,[1][2] she attended Ulverston Victoria High School and Ulverston Victoria Sixth Form College. She studied English literature at Leeds Trinity University and the University of Leeds, writing her doctoral thesis on "Women Authors and the Early Nineteenth-Century Arthurian Revival". She is currently a senior lecturer in the Centre for Victorian Studies at Leeds Trinity University.[3]
In 2016, she set up an online blog and research forum, Whores of Yore, which by 2021 had over 360,000 followers on Twitter.[1] She has since written and published extensively on sexuality in history, and in particular the history of sex work. Her book, A Curious History of Sex, was published in 2020, and was followed by Harlots, Whores & Hackabouts: A History of Sex for Sale, in 2021.[4] As well as her blog, she writes regularly for the i newspaper,[5] and has made appearances on British radio and television. She also supports charities for sex workers in Leeds. In 2017, she won a Sexual Freedom Award as Publicist of the Year for her blog.[3][6]
She has been the host of the History Hit podcast, "Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal, and Society" since 2022. The podcast was nominated for Best New Podcast at the Audio and Radio Industry Awards in 2023.[7]
Bibliography
edit- Paraphernalia! Victorian Objects, Helen Kingstone (Editor), Kate Lister (Editor) (Routledge, 2018)
- Vikings and the Vikings: Essays on Television’s History Channel Series, Paul Hardwick (Editor), Kate Lister (Editor), (McFarland, 2019)
- A Curious History of Sex (London: Unbound, 2020)
- Harlots, Whores & Hackabouts (London: Thames and Hudson, 2021)
References
edit- ^ a b Jack Grove, "Interview with Kate Lister", Times Higher Education, 19 March 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2024
- ^ Alice Hutton, "History of sex author apologises to parents", The Times, 19 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2024
- ^ a b Kate Lister: Personal profile, Leeds Trinity University. Retrieved 1 January 2024
- ^ Kathryn Hughes, "Harlots, Whores and Hackabouts by Kate Lister review – a history of sex for sale", The Guardian, 28 October 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2024
- ^ "Kate Lister". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ^ Kate Lister: Curriculum vitae, Leeds Trinity University. Retrieved 1 January 2024
- ^ 2023 nominees, ARIAS. Retrieved 28 February 2024