Sexual Violence in History: A Bibliography

compiled by Stefan Blaschke

Contact

+ Contact Form


Search

+ Search Form


Introduction

+ Aims & Scope

+ Structure

+ History


Announcements

+ Updates

+ Calls for Papers

+ New Lectures

+ New Publications


Alphabetical Index

+ Author Index

+ Speaker Index


Chronological Index

+ Ancient History

+ Medieval History

+ Modern History


Geographical Index

+ African History

+ American History

+ Asian History

+ European History

+ Oceanian History


Topical Index

+ Prosecution

+ Cases

+ Types

+ Offenders

+ Victims

+ Society

+ Research

+ Representations


Resources

+ Institutions

+ Literature Search

+ Research

Start: Alphabetical Index: Speaker Index: A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

First published: September 1, 2026 - Last updated: September 1, 2026

TITLE INFORMATION

Speaker: Julia Salkind

Title: Pincers, Sherds, and Coals

Subtitle: Object-Based Sexual Violence in Saint Agatha's Narratives

Conference: 61st International Congress on Medieval Studies (May 14-16, 2026) - Online Program

Session: 406 - Violence Against Virgin Martyrs and the War on Women (Organizers: Maeve Callan and Julia Salkind, Presider: Lezlie S. Knox)

Place: Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States and in a hybrid format

Date: May 16, 2026

Language: English

Keywords: Medieval History | European History | Representations: Religious texts / Christian texts



FULL TEXT

Link: -



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Speaker: Julia Salkind, Department of English, Marquette University - Academia.edu, ResearchGate

Abstract: »This paper focuses on ideas of object-based sexual violence concerning narratives and artistic depictions of Saint Agatha of Sicily, analyzing how objects in her passion act as stand-ins for sexually violent, fragmented male bodies that aim to aggress against the whole, female form of the virgin martyr.« (Source: Online Program)

Wikipedia: History of Europe: Middle Ages | Christianity: Christian martyr / Agatha of Sicily | Religious text: Christian texts / Hagiography | Sex and the law: Sexual violence