The controversies triggered by the Netflix adaptation of Jay Asher’s young adult novel Thirteen Reasons Why (2007) have focused on suicide and downplayed discussions of rape as a central plot device. Making use of stereotypical characters (such as the cheerleader and the jock) and archetypal setting (including the high school), 13 Reasons Why delves into the reassuring world of the suburban town; it deals ambiguously with the entwined notions of gender and power encapsulated in the teenpic genre. A detailed analysis of the series indeed reveals that its causative narrative reinforces the rape myth by putting the blame on girls for events that happen to them. In this article I explore the tensions of a TV series that endorses the rape myth through the entertaining frame of the teenpic.
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In Girlhood Studies
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- 01 Jul 2019
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Joanna Bourke
to rape myths by recycling long-standing prejudices about the prevalence of false accusations. The belief that “women lie” about sexual assault is deeply embedded in our society, particularly within police forces and criminal justice systems. For
In Historical Reflections/Réflexions Historiques
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- 01 Mar 2018
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- Research Article
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- 104–116 (13 total)
Sharifah Aishah Osman
addressed rape culture in Malaysia through activism, law reform, and public policy. Likewise, Malaysian rape culture has been examined in disciplines from sociology to public health ( Ariffin 1997 ; Sivagnanam et al. 2005 ). Nevertheless, rape myths
In Girlhood Studies
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- 01 Mar 2021
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- 117–133 (17 total)
(Para)normalizing Rape Culture
Possession as Rape in Young Adult Paranormal Romance
Annika Herb
creating a culture of normalizing, trivializing, and enabling sexual assault. Marion Rana (2014) , along with Erika Cleveland and E. Sybil Durand (2014) identify rape myths (for example, rapists are predominantly strangers, the victim is to blame, women
In Girlhood Studies
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- 01 Mar 2021
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- 68–84 (17 total)
Roxanne Harde
discourse on rape culture is plagued by gender stereotyping, sexism, misogyny, and rape myths. She discusses two short stories aimed at girl readers that are retellings of Malaysian legends and feminist responses to the normalization and perpetuation of rape
When Princesses Become Dragons
Critical Literacy, Damsel, and Confronting Rape Culture in English Classrooms
Shelby Boehm, Kathleen Colantonio-Yurko, Kathleen Olmstead, and Henry “Cody” Miller
discuss rape culture and rape myths by examining what is happening within the narrative of the text and dissecting these events with students ( Colantonio-Yurko et al. 2018 ). It is important for students to develop an understanding of rape myths and rape
In Girlhood Studies
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- 01 Dec 2021
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- 72–89 (18 total)
The Saint Mary's Rape Chant
A Discourse Analysis of Media Coverage
Lyndsay Anderson and Marnina Gonick
those promoting common rape-myths. We suggest that, like the irresponsible/deviance/innocence framework, this blaming of the female chanters also leaves serious gaps in understanding the phenomenon. While the young men's participation is disappointing
In Girlhood Studies
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- 01 Mar 2021
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- Research Article
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- 52–67 (16 total)
“Speak with Girls, Not for Them”
Supporting Girls’ Action Against Rape Culture
Alexe Bernier and Sarah Winstanley
Relationships .” Journal of Interpersonal Violence : 1 – 23 . http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260519870158 . Ryan , Kathryn M . 2011 . “ The Relationship between Rape Myths and Sexual Scripts: The Social Construction of Rape .” Sex Roles , 65 ( 11
In Girlhood Studies
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- 01 Mar 2021
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- 19–35 (17 total)
Girlhood and Ethics
The Role of Bodily Integrity
Mar Cabezas and Gottfried Schweiger
Sexual Victimization Experiences: The Role of Sexism, Rape Myth Acceptance, and Tolerance for Sexual Harassment .” Violence and Victims 31 , no. 2 : 332 – 346 . doi: 10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-13-00148 10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-13-00148 McKenney , S. J
In Girlhood Studies
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- 01 Dec 2016
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- 37–53 (17 total)
Fantasies of the Good Life
Responding to Rape Culture in 13 Reasons Why
Cameron Greensmith and Jocelyn Sakal Froese
Digital Feminist Responses to Rape Culture .” Journal of Gender Studies 27 ( 1 ): 22 – 36 . https://doi.org/10.1080/09589236.2016.1211511 10.1080/09589236.2016.1211511 Letort , Delphine . 2019 . “ 13 Reasons Why the Rape Myth Survives
In Girlhood Studies
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- 01 Mar 2021
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- 85–100 (16 total)