Tuesday 8 November 2011

Surprising Sexualities in Medieval Culture: Hermaphrodites, Sodomites and Others


In this talk Dr. Anthony Bale will introduce some of the perspectives on human sexuality we find in medieval sources. He will consider how the Medieval Ages fit into the conventional history of sexual identity through the kinds of medieval sources we have.

When: Wednesday 7th December 2011
Where: Birkbeck, University of London, Malet Street, Room G15 London
Time:   19.00

Dr. Anthony Bale teaches on the BA English, MA Medieval Literature and supervises doctoral students working on medieval topics at Birkbeck.
He'll be organising the Research Network: Remembered Places and Invented Traditions in 2012