title: 'Where are the lesbians in Chaucer?' Lack, opportunity and female homoeroticism in Medieval Studies today.
abstract: This article explores the study of lesbians in the Middle Ages and proposes that the unstable construct of lesbian poses a problem for traditional Medieval Studies that can lead to the development in Medieval Studies of more nuanced and productive theorizing.
authors.affiliation: Department of English, College of the Arts and Sciences, Minot State University, 500 University Avenue West, Minot, ND 58707, USA. michelle.sauer@minotstateu.edu
authors.forename: Michelle M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Sauer
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D019513:Feminism / Q000266:history*; D049691:History, Medieval; D018452:Homosexuality, Female / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D008092:Literature, Medieval; D012107:Research Design; D012938:Social Perception; D016387:Women's Health / Q000266:history