Rape and Education, Medieval and Modern (A Roundtable)

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship (SMFS)

Organizer Name

Carissa M. Harris

Organizer Affiliation

Temple Univ.

Presider Name

Carissa M. Harris

Paper Title 1

Rape, Hyper-vigilance, and the Making of an Honorable Woman

Presenter 1 Name

Mary C. Flannery

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Univ. de Lausanne

Paper Title 2

"Our Very Moder in Kynde, of Our First Makyng": Bodily Sovereignty and the Problematics of Rape

Presenter 2 Name

Katharine W. Jager

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Univ. of Houston-Downtown

Paper Title 3

Teaching Rape in Chaucer and Gower

Presenter 3 Name

Jennifer Garrison

Presenter 3 Affiliation

St. Mary's Univ.

Paper Title 4

Teaching the Legend of Philomela from Ovid to Gower

Presenter 4 Name

Shyama Rajendran

Presenter 4 Affiliation

George Washington Univ.

Start Date

14-5-2017 10:30 AM

Session Location

Bernhard 210

Description

This roundtable focuses on anti-violence pedagogy in medieval texts as well as in the medieval literature classroom. This topic is particularly timely in light of current debates about safe spaces, trigger warnings, and sexual assault on campuses, as the medieval can teach modern educators how to address sexual violence in the college classroom.

Carissa M. Harris