The #MeToo Movement and Ovid's Philomela

This essay disucsses Ovid's Philomela in the context of the #MeToo Movement. It engages the problems of power and the use of masculine violence to silence female voices, and the ways these problems transcend time and culture. It then reflects on the potential for teaching Ovid alongside the #Me...

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Main Author: Justin L. Barker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2018-01-01
Series:Radical Teacher
Online Access:http://radicalteacher.library.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/radicalteacher/article/view/447