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Kamil Karczewski Profile picture
Kamil Karczewski
@KamilKarczewski
Telling a different story about (eastern) Europe ⋆ Historian of Queer & Nationalism ⋆ @pastpresentsoc fellow at @ihr_history ⋆ PhD @EUI_History ⋆ #FirstGen
Oct 31, 2023 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
🧵1) My latest article explores state homophobia & homonationalism in Poland. Today, conservative Poles argue that LGBTQ+ rights are alien to their culture and history. Is this the case? Let's break it down in this thread. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12119-023-10150-7
Image 2) Common narratives label Eastern Europe as inherently homophobic, but Poland's queer history tells a different tale. The interwar period saw Poland decriminalize homosexual acts in 1932—35 years before England & Wales and 37 before West Germany. cambridge.org/core/journals/…
Dec 23, 2022 • 20 tweets • 11 min read
As a historian of sexuality who lived six years in Italy, I loved the 2nd season of #thewhitelotus. There is a lot of history behind seemingly random motifs. It doesn’t only drive the season’s plot but also gives some clues to what to expect next. 🧵 (spoilers) 1/20 twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1)The location is not incidental. The series was shot in several places in Sicily (Cefalu, Palermo, Noto), but #thewhitelotus hotel is in Taormina. In the 19th century, the town became one of the first sex tourism destinations in Europe. And the 2nd season is all about sex. 2/20