evolutionary psychology approach; ignoring new forms of aggression; and failing to acknowledge the political underpinnings of his own research. In this article, I will explore these shortcomings in relation to sexual violence. The study of sexual violence is
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The Rise and Rise of Sexual Violence
Joanna Bourke
In Historical Reflections/Réflexions Historiques
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- 01 Mar 2018
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Becoming a Super-Masculine “Cool Guy”
Reflexivity, Dominant and Hegemonic Masculinities, and Sexual Violence
James W. Messerschmidt
his eventual involvement in sexual violence. In what follows, I first briefly explain Raewyn Connell's (1987 , 1995 , 2000 ) perspective on masculinities, especially hegemonic masculinities, and how, in my work, I have built upon and advanced
Girls and Young Women Resisting Rape Culture through YouTube Videos
Chloe Krystyna Garcia and Ayesha Vemuri
primary targets of sexist jokes, trolling, sexually explicit marketing ploys, and other forms of misogyny that condone sexual violence and perpetuate harmful perceptions of gender ( Fileborn 2014 ; Henry and Powell 2015 ; Powell 2015 ; Salter 2013
In Girlhood Studies
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- 01 Jun 2017
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- 26–44 (19 total)
Scenes of Subjection
Slavery, the Black Female Body, and the Uses of Sexual Violence in Haile Gerima's Sankofa
Z'étoile Imma
victimization and “den[ying] the[m] their revolutionary gestures.” Kelly Lawler (2016) further problematizes Parker's decision to keep rape “offscreen,” suggesting that such a choice “sanitizes sexual violence.” Such critiques underscore the problem of
Rekinning Our Kinscapes
Renegade Indigenous Stewarding against Gender Genocide
Sandrina de Finney, Shezell-Rae Sam, Chantal Adams, Keenan Andrew, Kathryn McLeod, Amber Lewis, Gabby Lewis, Michaela Louis, and Pawa Haiyupis
“Sisters Rising” research facilitator, I have witnessed many participants sharing their stories regarding sexualized violence and then being dignified and honored for their strength and supported in knowing that these stories would nurture advocacy and
In Girlhood Studies
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- 01 Dec 2019
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- 80–98 (19 total)
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
Introduction Fairytales do not always have a happily-ever-after ending. Princess narratives, where the helpless damsel in distress needs to be saved by the valiant prince, are often influenced by oppressive systems of sexual violence, male
In Girlhood Studies
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- 01 Dec 2021
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- 72–89 (18 total)
Beyond Male Israeli Soldiers, Palestinian Women, Rape, and War
Israeli State Sexual Violence against Palestinians
Revital Madar
human rights organizations working in the area, Wood considers the Israeli–Palestinian case an example of a conflict in which sexual violence of combatants against civilians is limited. Alongside Israeli denials and classification of documents (see
In Conflict and Society
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- 01 Jun 2023
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Ruined Abjection and Allegory in Deadgirl
Sol Neely
for the Village Voice , pans the film as “shitty” but nevertheless admits, “There’s actually something going on in Deadgirl ; the initial ‘teen male sexual libido’ automatically equaling ‘sexual violence’ formulation goes in a slightly different
(Para)normalizing Rape Culture
Possession as Rape in Young Adult Paranormal Romance
Annika Herb
beyond narratives that limit the experience to the personal through first-person narration, risking “depoliticiz[ing] and privatiz[ing] rape by emphasizing the trauma experienced by survivors without exposing the social origins of sexual violence” ( 2017
In Girlhood Studies
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- 01 Mar 2021
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- 68–84 (17 total)
Silence and the Regulation of Feminist Anger in Young Adult Rape Fiction
Aiyana Altrows
is facilitated by a historically validated assumption that any discussion of rape is a subversive feminist act, fictional narrative repetition can instead encourage rape culture, which is a cultural condition in which sexual violence is an expected