Thursday I’ve been talking with Idaho English teacher Glenda Funk, who is proposing a panel for the upcoming NCTE convention (National Council of Teachers of English) on teaching literature in ways that make a tangible difference in students’ lives. After I mentioned how The Wife of Bath’s Prelude and Tale foreground issues of sexual assault, […]
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Teach Chaucer to Address Sexual Assault
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Chaucer’s Riff on the Woman at the Well
Seen in the light of the Samaritan woman at the well, Chaucer’s Wife of Bath is one of Christ’s messengers.
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The Wife of Bath vs. Military Rapes
Perhaps Chaucer’s Wife of Bath has some good suggestions on preventing sexual assault in the military.
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