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"I Know You Want It": Teaching the Blurred Lines of Eighteenth-Century Rape Culture.

Authors :
Dowd-Arrow, Emily J.
Creel, Sarah R.
Source :
ABO: Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts; Sep2016, Vol. 6 Issue 2, p1-17, 19p
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

"'I Know You Want It': Teaching the Blurred Lines of Eighteenth-Century Rape Culture" is a collaborative pedagogical article that addresses the problem of so-called "post-feminism" in the contemporary college classroom by way of a comparative approach to eighteenth-century literature. Specifically, we contextualize and compare the early and late work of Eliza Haywood with current cultural debates and events in order to demonstrate not only the relevance of Haywood and eighteenth-century writers like her, but the importance of continuing the feminist conversation. The article provides texts, readings, and discussion points for consideration, as well as links to relevant contemporary issues and events. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects

Subjects :
RAPE in literature
POSTFEMINISM

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
21577129
Volume :
6
Issue :
2
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
ABO: Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
120238997
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5038/2157-7129.6.2.2