Pure White
A history podcast series that traces the relationships among sexual purity, White supremacy, and Christian nationalism from the 19th century to the present.
An 8-part historical docu-series that traces the relationship of sexual purity, white supremacy, and Christian nationalism from the 19th century to the present. Divided in two, the first half of the series will focus on the origins of evangelical purity culture within first wave feminism, white racial identity formation, and US national identity. The second half of the series will focus on evangelical purity culture as it emerged in the late 20th century and the swift backlash it evoked.
Episode 1: Prelude to a Reckoning
Purity is for the Free
True Womanhood
White Women and the Lynching Myth
Myths of Sexual Danger
True Love Waits and Sexual Accountability
Purity Culture and Welfare Reform
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Sara Moslener is a lecturer in the Department of Philosophy, Anthropology, and Religion at Central Michigan University where she teaches courses on the history of religious and racial discrimination in the United States. She has been studying evangelical purity culture for over 15 years and has numerous publications including the book Virgin Nation: Sexual Purity and American Adolescence (Oxford University Press: 2015) which demonstrates how sexual purity campaigns and rhetoric have been used by white Protestants since the 19th century to obtain greater political power and cultural influence.
Produced and Edited by Dr. Bradley Onishi; Sound Design and Original Music by Scott Okamoto
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Dr. Sara Moslener
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