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A review by crow_toes
Getting Medieval: Sexualities and Communities, Pre- and Postmodern by Carolyn Dinshaw
2.0
My rating may be impacted my my unfamiliarity with queer studies academic writing - I might revisit this work after some deeper reading.
It was interesting to see analysis combining quite a few medieval works I have read. However, it felt rambling and disconnected - connecting a lot of disparate topics and points within each chapter, and I didn’t feel like I was finding a clear focus for each section. Additionally, it felt like this work was showing its age, in being a fairly binary view of gender and queerness.
It was interesting to see analysis combining quite a few medieval works I have read. However, it felt rambling and disconnected - connecting a lot of disparate topics and points within each chapter, and I didn’t feel like I was finding a clear focus for each section. Additionally, it felt like this work was showing its age, in being a fairly binary view of gender and queerness.