Resisting Rape in the Middle Ages and Now
Date:
Wednesday, October 31, 2018 - 4:10pm
Carissa Harris will present a lecture "Resisting Rape in the Middle Ages and Now" on Wednesday, October 31 at 4:10pm in the Scheler Humanities Forum, 200 Linderman Library.
This talk explores how medieval women dealt with the threat of rape in literary texts and legal cases, drawing important connections to contemporary strategies for combating sexual harassment and resisting sexual violence.
Carissa Harris, Ph.D, is an Assistant Professor of English at Temple University. She is the author of Obscene Pedagogies: Transgressive Talk and Sexual Education in Late Medieval Britain, which will be available from Cornell University Press this December. Her work on obscenity, rape, pleasure, and desire in medieval England and Scotland has appeared in scholarly publications, including the Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies and the Open Access Canterbury Tales, and mass media venues like Vox and Slate.
Department:
Humanities Center