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My guest today is the writer and cultural historian Tiffany Jenkins. She has previously written books on museums and the moral questions raised by exhibiting or retaining certain artefacts, in that spirit she is also a trustee of the British Museum, and a radio presenter, including of the BBC Radio 4 series 'The History of Secrecy.' Her latest book is 'Strangers and Intimates: The Rise and Fall of Private Life.'
We spoke today about the shift in attitudes towards privacy that took place in Britain during the 18th century, why urbanisation causes intense anxiety over the boundaries around private life, historical attitudes towards abortion as a 'private matter', the politicisation of privacy in the second half of the twentieth century, and the rise of the therapeutic state which necessarily intrudes into the private lives – even the emotional lives – of its citizens.
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📰 Subscribe to Maiden Mother Matriarch here to listen to full extended episodes: louiseperry.substack.com
My guest today is the writer and cultural historian Tiffany Jenkins. She has previously written books on museums and the moral questions raised by exhibiting or retaining certain artefacts, in that spirit she is also a trustee of the British Museum, and a radio presenter, including of the BBC Radio 4 series 'The History of Secrecy.' Her latest book is 'Strangers and Intimates: The Rise and Fall of Private Life.'
We spoke today about the shift in attitudes towards privacy that took place in Britain during the 18th century, why urbanisation causes intense anxiety over the boundaries around private life, historical attitudes towards abortion as a 'private matter', the politicisation of privacy in the second half of the twentieth century, and the rise of the therapeutic state which necessarily intrudes into the private lives – even the emotional lives – of its citizens.
The MMM podcast can also be found on Apple, Spotify, and all other streaming platforms: https://linktr.ee/maidenmothermatriarch
Follow Maiden Mother Matriarch on social media:
Twitter: @maiden_podcast
Instagram: @maiden_mother_matriarch
TikTok: @maiden_podcast
#LouisePerry #TiffanyJenkins #MaidenMotherMatriarch
