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Facial Hair and the Performance of Early Modern Masculinity

Dr. Eleanor Rycroft
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Facial Hair and the Performance of Early Modern Masculinity by Dr. Eleanor Rycroft comes up on The Rest Is History, with transcript quotes, timestamps, and episode context.

Facial Hair and the Performance of Early Modern Masculinity by Dr. Eleanor Rycroft appears 1 time across 1 podcast episode on 1 show, with transcript quotes and timestamps.

Facial hair functioned as evidence of the male capacity to produce semen.

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492. The War on Beards: From Peter the Great to John Lennon (Part 2) on The Rest Is History
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The host mentions the book to highlight the historical significance of facial hair in relation to masculinity and societal perceptions. Dr. Eleanor Rycroft's work provides insights into how beards were viewed as a symbol of male vitality and maturity in early modern times.

Facial Hair and the Performance of Early Modern Masculinity by Dr. Eleanor Rycroft most often appears in conversations about beards and masculinity.

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The host mentions the book to highlight the historical significance of facial hair in relation to masculinity and societal perceptions. Dr. Eleanor Rycroft's work provides insights into how beards were viewed as a symbol of male vitality and maturity in early modern times.

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Historians and those interested in gender studies
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Recent show rotation: The Rest Is History.

Fastest path back to the source: the strongest indexed mention lands at 5:48 in the episode where we captured it.

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Which episode mentioned Facial Hair and the Performance of Early Modern Masculinity?

492. The War on Beards: From Peter the Great to John Lennon (Part 2) on The Rest Is History is one of the clearest indexed episodes that mentioned Facial Hair and the Performance of Early Modern Masculinity by Dr. Eleanor Rycroft. The first indexed transcript timestamp lands at 5:48.

Which podcast mentioned Facial Hair and the Performance of Early Modern Masculinity?

The Rest Is History is the main indexed podcast currently tied to Facial Hair and the Performance of Early Modern Masculinity by Dr. Eleanor Rycroft.

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PodcastMentions ties Facial Hair and the Performance of Early Modern Masculinity by Dr. Eleanor Rycroft to The Rest Is History, but the underlying mentions do not yet expose stable guest names for every episode.

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The host mentions the book to highlight the historical significance of facial hair in relation to masculinity and societal perceptions. Dr. Eleanor Rycroft's work provides insights into how beards were viewed as a symbol of male vitality and maturity in early modern times. It most often appears in conversations about beards and masculinity.

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The book discusses how facial hair functioned as evidence of male capacity to produce semen, linking it to puberty and masculinity.

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For: Historians and those interested in gender studies
Key quote: Facial hair functioned as evidence of the male capacity to produce semen.
The host mentions the book to highlight the historical significance of facial hair in relation to masculinity and societal perceptions. Dr. Eleanor Rycroft's work provides insights into how beards were viewed as a symbol of male vitality and maturity in early modern times.