Join me in my video essay on medieval Europe and the agency of women and sapphics during the time period, through looking at the story of Yde et Olive. I will be talking about how gender, religion, attitudes toward homosexuality, the lack of attention toward female sexuality, and genre, all come together in Yde et Olive to hinder Yde and Olive’s Agency.
Work Cited
- Abbouchi, Mounawar. “Yde and Olive INTRODUCED, EDITED, and TRANSLATED BY.” A Journal of Gender and Sexuality Subsidia Series, vol. 8, 2018, scholarworks.wmich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?params=/context/mff/article/2152/&path_info=YdeComplete.pdf.
- Cornell Law School, and Wex Definitions Team. “Crime against Nature.” LII / Legal Information Institute, 2025, http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/crime_against_nature.
- Hajduk, Miranda. “Take off Your Textiles Pt. 2 – Yde et Olive, the Remix.” Miranda Hajduk, 3 Oct. 2019, mirandahajduk.wordpress.com/2019/10/03/take-off-your-textiles-pt-2-yde-et-olive-the-remix/.
- Thompson, Æd. ““Queer / LGBT+ Heroes” of Early Medieval Europe.” Thegns of Mercia, 2022, http://www.thegns.org/blog/lgbt-heroes.
- Tideswell, Catherine. “How Far Did Medieval Society Recognise Lesbianism in This Period?” Medievalists.net, 15 Feb. 2014, http://www.medievalists.net/2014/02/gender-sexuality-europe-1200-1500-far-medieval-society-recognise-lesbianism-period/.
- Wingard, Tim. “In Their Reckless Lust They Forget Their Sex” – LGBT History in the Middle Ages.” Doinghistoryinpublic.org, 12 Aug. 2025, doinghistoryinpublic.org/2025/08/12/in-their-reckless-lust-they-forget-their-sex-lgbt-history-in-the-middle-ages/. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025
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