Theorizing sexual violence

Taking sexual violence in the form of rape and hetero-psychological/physical abuse, trafficking, and harassment as a point of departure, the authors of this volume explore questions about the relationship between sex, sexuality and violence in order to better understand the terms on which women'...

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Other Authors: Heberle, Renée, 1962- (-), Grace, Victoria
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Routledge 2009.
Edition:1st ed
Series:Routledge research in gender and society ; 21.
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Summary:Taking sexual violence in the form of rape and hetero-psychological/physical abuse, trafficking, and harassment as a point of departure, the authors of this volume explore questions about the relationship between sex, sexuality and violence in order to better understand the terms on which women's sexual suffering is perpetuated, thereby undermining their capacity for personhood and autonomy. This volume perceives that while sexual violence as a phenomenon is heavily researched, it remains under-theorized. With anti-essentialist views of gender identity, of subjectivity and agency, and of ra
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (235 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781135218843
9781282234895
9786612234897
9780203874875