Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: 250 Years of the Declaration of Independence
Andrew Sola and Amerikazentrum-Hamburg
17 episodes
2 days ago
Learn more about the Declaration of Independence for the 250-year anniversary with this interdisciplinary podcast, featuring experts from the USA and around the world.
The series is produced and hosted by Dr. Andrew Sola and the Amerikazentrum, Hamburg.
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Learn more about the Declaration of Independence for the 250-year anniversary with this interdisciplinary podcast, featuring experts from the USA and around the world.
The series is produced and hosted by Dr. Andrew Sola and the Amerikazentrum, Hamburg.
The Quartering Act and Homosexuality in the Colonies
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: 250 Years of the Declaration of Independence
52 minutes
4 months ago
The Quartering Act and Homosexuality in the Colonies
"He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures."
This Pride Month episode focuses on two questions.
First, why were American colonists increasingly frustrated with the presence of British troops in the Colonies?
Second, to what extent were Thomas Jefferson and the Founders aware of LGBTQ+ issues at the nation's founding?
Topics include the following:
-Grievances 11, 12, and 14 in the Declaration of the Independence
-The Quartering Act of 1774
-Evidentiary problems when trying to access LGBTQ+ history
-'Disordered' sexuality in the Colonies, including gay sex and master-slave sexual relations
-Similarities and differences in the treatment of homosexuals in Great Britain and the Colonies
-Reasons for the low number of executions of gay men in the Colonies
-Molly Houses and Macaronis
-Concepts of Masculinity in the Colonies
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: 250 Years of the Declaration of Independence
Learn more about the Declaration of Independence for the 250-year anniversary with this interdisciplinary podcast, featuring experts from the USA and around the world.
The series is produced and hosted by Dr. Andrew Sola and the Amerikazentrum, Hamburg.
