Roman Charity - Queer Lactations in Early Modern Visual Culture (Paperback)

"Roman Charity" investigates the iconography of the breastfeeding daughter from the perspective of queer sexuality and erotic maternity. The volume explores the popularity of a topic that appealed to early modern observers for its eroticizing shock value, its ironic take on the concept of Catholic "charity", and its implied critique of patriarchal power structures. It analyses why early modern viewers found an incestuous, adult breastfeeding scene "good to think with" and aims at expanding and queering our notions of early modern sexuality. Jutta Gisela Sperling discusses the different visual contexts in which "Roman Charity" flourished and reconstructs contemporary horizons of expectation by reference to literary sources, medical practice, and legal culture.

General

Imprint:	Transcript Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Image
Release date:	November 2016
Authors:	Jutta Gisela Sperling
Dimensions:	23 x 15 x 2mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	430
ISBN-13:	978-3-8376-3284-2
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gay & Lesbian studies > Gay studies (Gay men) Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1400 to 1600 > Renaissance art > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	3-8376-3284-9
Barcode:	9783837632842

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