What it feels like: visceral rhetoric and the politics of rape culture
Introduction : bodies, feelings, and the rhetoric of rape culture -- Sensing the nation at risk : sexual citizenship and the Meese Commission -- The specter of patriarchy : imagining victims in bystander discourse -- The proof is in the body : transcending rhetoric with rape kits -- Disrupting silen...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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University Park, Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania State University Press
[2021]
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Rhetoric and democratic deliberation (volume 27)
Year: 2021 |
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| Summary: | Introduction : bodies, feelings, and the rhetoric of rape culture -- Sensing the nation at risk : sexual citizenship and the Meese Commission -- The specter of patriarchy : imagining victims in bystander discourse -- The proof is in the body : transcending rhetoric with rape kits -- Disrupting silence : the law and visceral counterpublicity -- Taking it all in : #MeToo, feminist megethos, and list making -- Conclusion : "I was trapped in my body" : writing and living after rape. "Investigates contemporary and historical rhetorics of rape culture within institutional, legal, cultural, and medical discourses. Examines how discourses about rape rely on strategies of containment and deny the felt experiences of victims, ultimately stalling broader claims for justice in the United States"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xx, 209 Seiten, Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9780271091433 |