WINGS
Thursday July 11th, 2024 with WINGS Series Producer, Frieda Werden
Rape Culture History - from Zeus to porn

Historian, archivist and archaeomythologist Max Dashu collects and analyzes texts and images to learn about what women have done - and what has been done to women. Her new book Women in Greek Mythography exposes the role of rape in god- and hero-narratives and art. She traces how acceptance of rape and violence against women has been carried forward, sometimes coyly, throughout Western civilization - including in colonization and slavery - and now finds its apotheosis in ubiquitous gonzo porn. She advises unity against the promotions of violent sex that now indoctrinate the young. Dashu's website is suppressedhistories.net The book Women in Greek Mythography: Pythias, Melissae and Titanides can be found here: https://veleda.net/product/women-in-greek-mythography/ And there's a free video (very rich in imagery) based on the book, here: https://youtu.be/DFZWgwZNqGI?si=Enw2c6FJr6hhgfXq