Redefining Rape
Sexual Violence in the Era of Suffrage and Segregation
1st Edition
Published on 3. September 2013
414 pages
978-0-674-72849-3 (ISBN)
Description
The uproar over ",legitimate rape", during the 2012 U.S. elections confirms that rape remains a word in flux, subject to political power and social privilege. Redefining Rape describes the forces that have shaped the meaning of sexual violence in the U.S., through the experiences of accusers, assailants, and advocates for change.
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Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction: The Political History of Rape
- 1. The Narrowing Meaning of Rape
- 2. The Crime of Seduction
- 3. Empowering White Women
- 4. Contesting the Rape of Black Women
- 5. The Racialization of Rape and Lynching
- 6. African Americans Redefine Sexual Violence
- 7. Raising the Age of Consent
- 8. From Protection to Sexualization
- 9. The Sexual Vulnerability of Boys
- 10. "Smashing the Masher"
- 11. After Suffrage
- 12. The Anti-Lynching Movement
- 13. Scottsboro and Its Legacies
- 14. The Enduring Politics of Rape
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index
