Obscenity is useful as a tool for teaching about sex and consent in the Middle Ages, and today.
Tag: rape culture
“Party Games” and “Pulling Train”: Understanding the Brett Kavanaugh Gang Rape Allegation
The history of responses to campus gang rape can help us understand recent allegations against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Child Sexual Abuse? A View from England in the Later Middle Ages
Bringing sex offenders to justice was as challenging in the Middle Ages as it is today.
Postwar Sex Education and the Roots of White Male Sexual Entitlement
White men remain relatively impervious to charges of sexual aggression, perhaps as a result of mid-century sex education.
“To Love Without Fear”: Feminist and LGBTQ Mobilizations in Brazil
“Love Without Fear” plays on the interim president’s last name, which means “fear” in Portuguese.
“In My Bed”: Sexual Violence Over Fifty Years on One College Campus
Sexual violence has been a consistent facet of college women’s experiences.
History of Sexuality and Academic Impact
The history of sexuality and relationships between legislation, the public and intellectual traditions.