Toward a New Feminist Theory of Rape
Toward a New Feminist Theory of Rape

Summary/Abstract: Sexual violence has become the taboo subject of feminist theory today. The topic has been relegated to introductory women’s studies courses, where it is predominantly subjected to issue-oriented and experiential analyses. Its discussion in that context typically follows a predictable pattern, namely, that of identifying the source of violence (gendered power relations) and its effects (trauma). Contemporary feminist theory, by contrast, tends to ignore the topic of rape in favour of more ambivalent expressions of male domination such as pornography and sexual harassment.

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