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Subaltern Women, Sexual Violence, and Trauma in Ovid's Amores

Subaltern Women, Sexual Violence, and Trauma in Ovid's Amores

Dr. Jessica Wise
Classics Department, Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ College

Friday, April 20
3:30 PM in HUMN 1B80

Roman Fresco of women dancing

Subaltern Women, Sexual Violence, and Trauma in Ovid's Amores

AÌýstudy of Ovid'sÌý´¡³¾´Ç°ù±ð²õÌýwhich focuses on depictionsÌýof trauma endured by subaltern women. Ovid's dramatization of sexual trauma indicatesÌýthatÌý¾±³¾±è³Ü»å¾±³¦²¹±ðÌýexperience the same sexual modesty asÌý±è³Ü»å¾±³¦²¹±ðÌýcitizens and thus he enhances our understanding of sexuality in Ancient Rome.Ìý