Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh

Media-eval tackles another book this week! Join Sarah and guest Ben Paul as we discuss Lapvona, a 2022 novel by Ottessa Moshfegh. This intense and wide-ranging novel allows us to explore medieval disability studies, miraculous lactation, and why everyone is so insistent on making medieval people eat potatoes. CW: the novel includes depictions of sexual assault, child abuse, and cannibalism, which we discuss on the episode.

To learn more about medieval disability studies:
Wendy Turner’s remarks: https://massmedieval.com/2016/02/29/past-present-and-future-of-medieval-disability-studies-wendy-j-turner/
Open Access Medieval Disability Sourcebook: https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/22299
Ephraim Shoham-Steiner, On the Margins of a Minority: https://www.wsupress.wayne.edu/books/detail/margins-minority
Steven Bednarski, A Poisoned Past: https://utorontopress.com/9781442604773/a-poisoned-past/

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