The Greatest Good: Bentham's Defence of Sexual Liberty
11 October 2024
qUCL Co-Director Dr Xine Yao contributes to this 'The Greatest Good' documentary series on Jeremy Bentham, where she discusses queer and trans archives and histories.

Based on original research, this flagship documentary film takes an interdisciplinary approach to Bentham’s pioneering defence of sexual liberty, at a time when society took a very different view.
- Professor Philip Schofield is the Director of the Bentham Project, based in UCL’s Faculty of Laws.
- Professor Judy Stephenson is an economic historian based at UCL’s Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction.
- Dr Xine Yao is Associate Professor in American literature to 1900 in UCL’s Department of English, and the co-director of qUCL, the Queer Studies network.
This inaugural series is part of UCL Press Play, a new initiative presenting documentary videos and podcasts featuring aspects of UCL’s sector-leading research, and casting light on the contribution UCL makes to society.