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Knausgård’s Scandalous “Labia”

Shame, Re-Enchantment, and the Pursuit of a More Imaginative Sex Education

Olivia Noble Gunn
Scandinavian Studies, July 2024, 96 (3) 92-116; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/sca.96.3.92
Olivia Noble Gunn
Olivia Noble Gunn is an associate professor of Scandinavian studies and the Sverre Arestad Endowed Chair in Norwegian Studies at the University of Washington.
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    • Having His Cake and Eating It Too
    • Part One: Labia and Guilt
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    • Part Three: Labia Versus Face
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