Problematizing ‘pro-feminist’ depictions of female on male rape: American Horror Story’s ‘Rape of the Monsignor’

Dramatized depictions of female on male rape, in inverting the conventional gendered rape binary of male assailant/female victim, are commonly regarded as subverting gender norms, and are thus celebrated as pro-feminist. I present a Foucauldian problematization of this rationale ? arguing that, thro...

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Main Author: Cohen, Claire (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Crime, media, culture
Year: 2020, Volume: 16, Issue: 1, Pages: 61-80
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