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The Legend of Saint Sebastian, the Queer Icon

  • Online talk

Bronzino, Saint Sebastian, via Wikimedia Commons

The Legend of Saint Sebastian, the Queer Icon

A Folklore Society online talk by

Eric Huang, of Saint Podcast

Date and time still to be arranged

Since the Renaissance, Saint Sebastian has been one of the most depicted saints in art. A 3rd-century Roman warrior (the captain of the Praetorian Guard) he was a closeted Christian who was famously shot full of arrows once he had been outed. It’s this image of a topless, trussed-up man riddled with arrows that linked the Christian figure in the Middle Ages to ancient pagan gods of disease, making him a protector against pandemics. And it’s this highly suggestive iconography that inspired artists from the 14th century onwards to transform a middle-aged Roman warrior into a barely-legal pin-up and queer icon.

Join us during Pride month for the Legend of Saint Sebastian, the Queer Icon.

Eric Huang is the producer and host of Saint Podcast, a history and pop culture podcast that explore the lives of the saints through feminist and queer stories, Medieval lore, Gothic tales, art history, and pop culture. Eric has a degree in palaeontology and works in children’s publishing. He grew up in Los Angeles and lives in London.

Tickets will be on sale as soon as the date and time are confirmed

Tickets £6.00 (£4.00 for Folklore Society members with Promo Code: log in to the Members Area to get the code) from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-legend-of-saint-sebastian-the-queer-icon-tickets-536044402237

 

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