Bad Sex (Scenes) | Ruth Charnock | TEDxBrayfordPool

Dr Ruth Charnock explores the relationship between cringe worthy sex scenes in literature and our own inner feelings of shame and desire.

Dr Ruth Charnock is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Lincoln. She specialises in contemporary literature and culture. She is the author of two books: Anaïs Nin: sex, shame and contemporary culture (forthcoming with Ediburgh University Press, 2018) and Joni Mitchell: New Critical Readings (forthcoming with Bloomsbury NY, 2018). Dr Ruth Charnock is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Lincoln. She specialises in contemporary literature and culture. She is the author of two books: Anaïs Nin: sex, shame and contemporary culture
(forthcoming with Ediburgh University Press, 2018) and
Joni Mitchell: New Critical Readings
(forthcoming with Bloomsbury NY, 2018). This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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