Teaching Rape: Approaches to Difficult Moments in the Medieval Literature Classroom

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Southeastern Medieval Association (SEMA)

Organizer Name

Alison Gulley

Organizer Affiliation

Appalachian State Univ.

Presider Name

Elizabeth Rambo

Presider Affiliation

Campbell Univ.

Paper Title 1

Teaching the False Accusation Motif in Lanval

Presenter 1 Name

Elizabeth Keim Harper

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Univ. of Central Arkansas

Paper Title 2

"Is it okay to laugh?": Contextualizing Student Responses to Rape Accusations in the Roman de silence

Presenter 2 Name

Natalie Grinnell

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Wofford College

Paper Title 3

"How do we know he really raped her?": Confronting Student Skepticism When Teaching The Wife of Bath's Tale

Presenter 3 Name

Alison Gulley

Start Date

8-5-2014 1:30 PM

Session Location

Valley I Ackley 104