Corpul femeii - Trofeu al dominatiei masculine
Woman's Body - Trophy of Male Dominance

Summary/Abstract: Women are always either raped or possible victims of a rape. The society we are living in is grounded on a 'rape culture' that states and maintains male domination over woman's body. Physical and symbolical violence against women constitutes a cultural mechanism that enforces the patriarchal power relations between men and women. Women go through a 'rape socialization process' in everyday life: they have to face what might be called 'mini-rapes' - for example, the pinch in the crowded bus, or the stare of a man looking at her bust during a conversation. Moreover, the threatening of rape affects the relationship that women settle with their own body: thus, their body is not anymore a space of individual autonomy, but a 'territory' that needs to be defended against the invasion of masculine supremacy.

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