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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
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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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vol. 96 no. 3 92-116
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https://doi.org/10.3368/sca.96.3.92
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  • Published online July 15, 2024.
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  1. Olivia Noble Gunn (ogunn{at}uw.edu) 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
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