Erotic Medievalisms: Medieval Pleasures Empowering Marginalized People

Synopsis

Erotic Medievalisms exposes modern apparatuses of oppression, reclaims histories for marginalized people, and promotes more inclusive representations in popular culture. Modern representations of the Middle Ages—including Santiago García and David Rubín’s graphic novel, Beowulf; Lil Nas X’s music video for "Montero (Call Me by Your Name);" Patience Agbabi’s retelling of Chaucer’s The Miller’s Tale, entitled "The Kiss;" and some BDSM (bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, sadism and masochism) practices—challenge pervasive power structures that privilege heterosexual male dominance commonly associated with medieval origins in popular culture. This comparative study between medieval and modern texts foregrounds the sexual gratification of people who are typically excluded from representations of the Middle Ages, specifically women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ individuals. Erotic displays of marginalized people in medieval contexts disrupt prevalent forms of oppression rooted in institutions that censor human experiences and direct sexual desires toward social justice.

Copyright:

2023

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781000858457

Related ISBNs:

9781003278542, 9781032232058, 9781032458748

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

01/31/23

Copyrighted By:

Elan Justice Pavlinich

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender, Psychology, Social Studies, Language Arts

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

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