Law, Culture and the Figure of the Girl - Genre and Gender Violence

This book argues for the critical potential of locating the girl as the subject-position and voice of legal critique.

List of contents

1: The Figure of the Girl 2: () The Bildungsroman of Consent 3: Feminist Imaginaries of Justice: Forgiveness, Revenge, Tragedy, Contract? 4: Law and the Girl at the End of the World

About the author

Honni van Rijswijk is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia.

Summary

This book argues for the critical potential of locating the girl as the subject-position and voice of legal critique.

Product details

• Authors: Honni van Rijswijk
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.11.2024
• EAN: 9780367193515
• ISBN: 978-0-367-19351-5
• No. of pages: 154
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Ethnic Studies, Media Studies, Sociology, Cultural Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, LAW / Family Law / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, HISTORY / Social History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, Social & cultural history, LAW / International, LAW / Public, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Feminist, Feminism & feminist theory, Family Law, Social and cultural history, Literary studies: post-colonial literature, Social Law, Feminism and feminist theory, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Law & society, Literary studies: postcolonial literature, Law and society, sociology of law, Social law and Medical law, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity