The politics of sexual violence : rape, identity and feminism /

The politics of sexual violence : rape, identity and feminism /

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Author / Creator:	Healicon, Alison, 1966- author.
Imprint:	[Basingstoke] : Palgrave Pivot, 2016.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	Sexual abuse victims. Sex crimes. Sex crimes. Sexual abuse victims.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12455092

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ISBN:	9781137461728 1137461721 1349690171 9781349690176 9781349690176 1137461713 113746173X 9781137461711
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
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Summary:	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.
Other form:	Printed edition: 9781349690176
Standard no.:	10.1057/9781137461728

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Summary:	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. But this portrayal is limited. Drawing on in-depth accounts from women who have experienced rape, this book revisits issues of credibility, responsibility and feminism to provide missing details.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
ISBN:	9781137461728 1137461721 1349690171 9781349690176 1137461713 113746173X 9781137461711