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Author Harris, Carissa M., author.

Title Obscene pedagogies : transgressive talk and sexual education in late medieval Britain / Carissa M. Harris.

Publication Info. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018.

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Description 1 online resource
Physical Medium polychrome
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction : teaching sex : the pedagogy of obscenity -- "Felawe masculinity" : teaching rape culture in Chaucer's Canterbury tales -- "With a cunt" : obscene misogyny and masculine pedagogical community in the Middle Scots flyting -- Pastourelle encounters : rape, consent, and sexual negotiation -- Pedagogies of pleasure : peer education in medieval women's songs -- Songs of wantonness : voicing desire in two lyric anthologies -- Conclusion : "grab 'em by the pussy" : obscene pedagogies, past and present.
Summary "Obscene Pedagogies argues that sexual obscenity was a valuable tool for educating individuals about rape, consent, desire, and pleasure in the Middle Ages as well as in our own time"-- Provided by publisher.
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Subject English literature -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- History and criticism.
Obscene words in literature.
Obscene words in literature.
Sex in literature.
Sex in literature.
Misogyny in literature.
Misogyny in literature.
Sex instruction -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500.
Sex instruction.
Great Britain.
History.
Chronological Term To 1500
Subject Sex role -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500.
Sex role.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Subject Sex education.
Gender roles.
Other Form: Print version: Harris, Carissa M. Obscene pedagogies. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018 9781501730405 (DLC) 2018022917 (OCoLC)1028883401
ISBN 9781501730412 (electronic book)
150173041X (electronic book)
9781501730405
1501730401