Rape and Representation

List of contents

Prior violence; the rhetoric of elision; writing the victim; framing institutions; unthinking the metaphor.

Summary

This study explores how cultural forms in Western society construct and reinforce social attitudes that encourage sexual violence. The contributors argue that literature reflects a patriarchal representation which makes the act of rape seem natural and inevitable.

Product details

• Authors: Lynn Higgins, Lynn A. Higgins
• Assisted by: Carolyn G. Heilbrun (Editor), Lynn Higgins (Editor), Lynn A. Higgins (Editor), Nancy K. Miller (Editor), Brenda Silver (Editor), Brenda R. Silver (Editor)
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.07.1993
• EAN: 9780231072670
• ISBN: 978-0-231-07267-0
• No. of pages: 326
• Series: Gender & Culture (Paperback); Gender and Culture Series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Cultural Studies, LAW / Criminal Law / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sexual Abuse & Harassment, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, LAW / Courts, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality, LITERARY CRITICISM / Women Authors, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, LAW / Trial Practice, Violence in society, Gender studies: women, Sexual abuse and harassment, Crime and criminology, Gender studies: women and girls, Psychology: sexual behaviour, Sexual Behaviour, Violence and abuse in society, Legal systems: courts and procedures, Criminal law: procedure and offences