Rape: a South African nightmare
"South Africa has a complex relationship with rape. Pumla Dineo Gqola unpacks this relationship by paying attention to patterns and trends of rape, asking what we can learn from famous cases and why South Africa is losing the battle against rape. Gqola looks at the 2006 rape trial of Jacob Zum...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Auckland Park, South Africa
MFBooks Joburg
2015
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| In: | Year: 2015 |
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| Summary: | "South Africa has a complex relationship with rape. Pumla Dineo Gqola unpacks this relationship by paying attention to patterns and trends of rape, asking what we can learn from famous cases and why South Africa is losing the battle against rape. Gqola looks at the 2006 rape trial of Jacob Zuma and what transpired in the trial itself, as well as trying to make sense of public responses to it. She interrogates feminist responses to the Anene Booysen case, amongst other high profile cases of gender-based violence. " -- Publisher's description: http://www.jacana.co.za/book-categories/current-affairs-a-history/rape-a-south-african-nightmare-detail South Africa has a complex relationship with rape. Pumla Dineo Gqola unpacks this relationship by paying attention to patterns and trends of rape, asking what we can learn from famous cases and why South Africa is losing the battle against rape. Gqola looks at the 2006 rape trial of Jacob Zuma and what transpired in the trial itself, as well as trying to make sense of public responses to it. She interrogates feminist responses to the Anene Booysen case, amongst other high profile cases of gender-based violence. Chapters: A recurring nightmare -- What's race got to do with rape? --Ruling violence -- The female fear factory -- Making sense of responses to the Jacob Zuma rape trial -- Forked tongue on child rape -- Rape myths -- Violent masculinities and war talk |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 180-192 Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke |
| Physical Description: | x, 192 Seiten 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 192060152X 9781920601522 |