Visual Arts History 2287F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Sexual Assault, Sabines, Nicolas Poussin
14 Apr 2016
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Mentioned in reading, thinks there is a big shift of how people think about sexual assault in the medieval period vs now. This shift in the culture happened unevenly, but is regressive in some ways. She says it functions as a historical document on attitudes toward sexual violence. Symbolizing what was happening in that time, sexual assault during war time. Conquest of a moral women is seen as a conquest of a colony. War time rape definition: opportunist - considered the spoils of war, collateral, and the losing side of the war. To few women in their own community, go into the neighboring community and abduct these women. Further along in the narrative, taken into the roman communities now married and have children. They formed families, so they argue on behalf of their husbands. Hersela was the daughter of the leader of the sabine"s, she intervenes. Children at her feet that she is protecting.
