CONGRESS CANCELED Romance and the Animal Turn I: Romance and Ecofeminism

Medieval Institute, Western Michigan University

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Ecofeminism has experienced a revival since 2014, with the reappraisal of older scholarship and new publications. As part of this renaissance, medievalists have embraced ecofeminist approaches to medieval literature. This session's papers look at representations of gender, masculinity and femininity in relation to animals and nature in romance texts. Tim Wingard

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May 9th, 10:00 AM

CONGRESS CANCELED Romance and the Animal Turn I: Romance and Ecofeminism

Schneider 1340

Ecofeminism has experienced a revival since 2014, with the reappraisal of older scholarship and new publications. As part of this renaissance, medievalists have embraced ecofeminist approaches to medieval literature. This session's papers look at representations of gender, masculinity and femininity in relation to animals and nature in romance texts. Tim Wingard