The politics of sexual violence: rape, identity and feminism

"With the recent media interest in celebrity childhood sexual abuse and rape cases, we think we know what sexual violence is and who 'rape victims' are. However, this portrayal is limited because sexual violence is compartmentalised into stranger or date rape, and 'rape victims&#...

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1. Verfasser: Healicon, Alison 1966- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Basingstoke Palgrave Macmillan 2016
Ausgabe:First published
Schriftenreihe:Palgrave Pivot
Schlagworte:
Zusammenfassung:"With the recent media interest in celebrity childhood sexual abuse and rape cases, we think we know what sexual violence is and who 'rape victims' are. However, this portrayal is limited because sexual violence is compartmentalised into stranger or date rape, and 'rape victims' are categorised as innocent or responsible. Trivialisation and sensationalisation erase certain experiences from cultural consciousness. Drawing on in-depth and emotive accounts from women who have experienced rape, and a range of feminist theories, this book provides the missing detail to present more accurately the reality of rape. Revisiting issues of identity, credibility, responsibility, and the transformative politics of SlutWalk, this book questions the predominance of psychology as the defining authority on sexual violence and the misogyny of rape culture. This book will appeal to both practitioners and scholars of sexual violence"--
Beschreibung:Includes index
Beschreibung:V, 135 Seiten

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