Bibliograph

Speaking Out, Feminism, Rape and Narrative Politics

Type

Label

Speaking Out, Feminism, Rape and Narrative Politics

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Speaking Out

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

Feminism, Rape and Narrative Politics

Summary

This is the first critical study of feminist practices of 'speaking out' in response to rape. This book argues that feminist anti-rape politics are characterised by a belief in the transformative potential of women's personal narratives of sexual violence. The political mobilisation of these narratives has been an incredibly successful strategy, but one with unresolved ethical questions and political limitations. The book explores both the successes and the unresolved questions through feminist archival materials, published narratives of sexual violence, and mass media and internet sources. It argues that that a rethinking of the role and place of women's stories and the politics of speaking out is vital for a rethinking of feminist politics around sexual violence and key to fresh approaches to combating this violence

Target audience

adult

Classification