Orgasm. On the flux and flow of a term through times and spaces

Orgasm. On the flux and flow of a term through times and spaces

My video essay tells the story of the construction of the term “orgasm” throughout Western history. The ancient term orgasm had multiple meanings ― swelling and being excited, intense or violent excitement. Texts before the nineteenth century describe excitement and mention ejaculation, but do not u...

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Main Author:	Christina Goestl
Format:	Article
Language:	fra
Published:	Association Genres, sexualités, langage 2023-12-01
Series:	Glad!
Subjects:	queer sexuality biopolitics linguistic development historiography
Online Access:	https://journals.openedition.org/glad/7852
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