Thomas A. Foster “Rethinking Rufus: Sexual Violations of Enslaved Men” | May 14, 2019
May 14, 2019
4:30 PM - 6 PM
CSRPC, 5733 S University Ave
Join us for a talk on "Rethinking Rufus," the first book-length study of sexual violence against enslaved men. Foster’s sustained examination of how black men were sexually violated by both white men and white women makes an important contribution to our understanding of masculinity, sexuality, the lived experience of enslaved men, and the general power dynamics fostered by the institution of slavery. Rethinking Rufus illuminates how the conditions of slavery gave rise to a variety of forms of sexual assault and exploitation that affected all members of the community.
THOMAS A. FOSTER is an associate dean for faculty affairs and a history professor at Howard University. He is the author of Sex and the Eighteenth-Century Man: Massachusetts and the History of Sexuality in America and Sex and the Founding Fathers: The American Quest for a Relatable Past.