Description
Book SynopsisSexual violence has become a topic of intense media scrutiny, thanks to the bravery of survivors coming forward to tell their stories. But, unfortunately, media reports too often portray sexual violence in a way that inhibits proper understanding of its causes, placing too much emphasis on individual responsibility or blaming minority cultures.
Trade Review"Alcoff's work is consistently insightful, clearly written, and well argued. She bravely tackles a number of contemporary challenges to feminist philosophy, including attacks on the epistemic authority of sexual assault victims, worries about making normative judgments about sex, difficulties with defining the concept of rape, and the political dangers of public discourse. ... The best book I have read in several years."
Debra L. Jackson, California State University, Bakersfield
“What Alcoff achieves is a deftly crafted exploration of not only how rape impacts the self, but of what constitutes ‘the self’ and how our selves are constantly in the making. She challenges us to rethink many of the concepts discussed so widely today, doing so in a deeply informed and reflective way.”
Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books
Table of Contents
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Rape after Foucault
- 1. Global Resistance: A New Agenda for Theory
- 2. The Thorny Question of Experience
- 3. Norming Sexual Practices
- 4. Sexual Subjectivity
- 5. “Consent”, “Victim”, “Honor”
- 6. Speaking As (with Laura Gray-Rosendale)
- 7. The Problem of Speaking for Myself
- Conclusion: Standing in the Intersection
- Notes
- References
- Index
