Let’s talk about sex and history

Key staff

Dr Kate Fisher and Dr Rebecca Langlands

Researchers Dr Kate Fisher (History) and Dr Rebecca Langlands (Classics) are using their research into past sexual practices to empower people of all ages to talk more openly about sex. Collections of objects from past cultures such as ancient Rome or China are ideal for stimulating discussion about sex: they showcase global cultural diversity, they provide historical distance, and they demonstrate that sex has been a concern for centuries.

Activities have included a successful exhibition ‘Revealing Collections’ which received around 20,000 visitors at the Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro and a well-received sex education resource Talking Sex currently trialling in over 40 schools in Devon and Cornwall.