Cultural and legal accounts of rape
The present paper attempts to show how rape is represented in a variety of historical and contemporary discourses. Examples of rapes in Greek mythology, in the Bible, in medieval iconography, in literature, and in scientific theories, are compared and contrasted. Analysis suggests that such discours...
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2008-11-01
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| author | Fernández Villanueva, Concepción Koulianou-Manolopoulou, Panagiota |
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| description | The present paper attempts to show how rape is represented in a variety of historical and contemporary discourses. Examples of rapes in Greek mythology, in the Bible, in medieval iconography, in literature, and in scientific theories, are compared and contrasted. Analysis suggests that such discourses tend to make sexual aggression (and specifically the rape of women) legitimate, be it by minimizing the harm done; by normalizing and naturalizing sexual violence; or by aesthetisizing rape as art. Finally, the paper argues that putting modern legal accounts of rape into their historical perspective brings into sharper focus the persistence of ancient myths and discourses |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6c2ede1589874369a58cffd960048db72023-09-03T02:45:11ZcatUniversitat Autònoma de BarcelonaAthenea Digital1578-89461578-89462008-11-01014120Cultural and legal accounts of rapeFernández Villanueva, ConcepciónKoulianou-Manolopoulou, PanagiotaThe present paper attempts to show how rape is represented in a variety of historical and contemporary discourses. Examples of rapes in Greek mythology, in the Bible, in medieval iconography, in literature, and in scientific theories, are compared and contrasted. Analysis suggests that such discourses tend to make sexual aggression (and specifically the rape of women) legitimate, be it by minimizing the harm done; by normalizing and naturalizing sexual violence; or by aesthetisizing rape as art. Finally, the paper argues that putting modern legal accounts of rape into their historical perspective brings into sharper focus the persistence of ancient myths and discourseshttp://psicologiasocial.uab.es/athenea/index.php/atheneaDigital/article/view/470Cultural accountsLegitimation of sexist violenceLegal codes |
| spellingShingle | Fernández Villanueva, Concepción Koulianou-Manolopoulou, Panagiota Cultural and legal accounts of rape Athenea Digital Cultural accounts Legitimation of sexist violence Legal codes |
| title | Cultural and legal accounts of rape |
| title_full | Cultural and legal accounts of rape |
| title_fullStr | Cultural and legal accounts of rape |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cultural and legal accounts of rape |
| title_short | Cultural and legal accounts of rape |
| title_sort | cultural and legal accounts of rape |
| topic | Cultural accounts Legitimation of sexist violence Legal codes |
| url | http://psicologiasocial.uab.es/athenea/index.php/atheneaDigital/article/view/470 |
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