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Biller, Peter. "Black Women in Medieval Scientific Thought." In Micrologus XIII: La Pelle Umana. The Human Skin, (2005): 477-492.
Analyzes a series of texts from antiquity and their reception among medieval intelligentsia on Black women’s bodies. The essay demonstrates a typography and conceptualization of Black women as objects of sexual desire through scientific traditions, such as the theory of humors. The essay engages conversations in the study of Blackness, sexuality, and history of science.