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Author: Alex Bevan
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
ISBN: 9781032752549
ISBN 10: 1032752548
Pages: 162
Publication Date: 13 April 2026
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
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Reviews
This timely and incisive book interrogates the enduring power of the stranger rape narrative and its entanglement with technology in contemporary media. By asking what the relationship is between rape and technology—and why this partnership persists—the book offers a compelling critique of how cultural attention is strategically misdirected away from patriarchy as the root of gender-based violence. Engaging with digitality not only as a site of harm but also of possibility, the book is part of a crucial and growing body of scholarship that grapples with the complexities of sexual violence in the digital age. Through nuanced analyses of concepts such as the tracked body, trauma, and revenge, it reveals the discursive work rape performs within technological discourse, demanding we reconsider how violence is represented, understood, and ultimately challenged. Kaitlynn Mendes, Professor of Sociology, Western University
This timely and incisive book interrogates the enduring power of the stranger rape narrative and its entanglement with technology in contemporary media. By asking what the relationship is between rape and technology – and why this partnership persists – the book offers a compelling critique of how cultural attention is strategically misdirected away from patriarchy as the root of gender-based violence. Engaging with digitality not only as a site of harm but also of possibility, the book is part of a crucial and growing body of scholarship that grapples with the complexities of sexual violence in the digital age. Through nuanced analyses of concepts such as the tracked body, trauma, and revenge, it reveals the discursive work rape performs within technological discourse, demanding we reconsider how violence is represented, understood, and ultimately challenged. Kaitlynn Mendes, Professor of Sociology, Western University
Author Information
Alex Bevan is a researcher of media culture and gender violence. Formally a Senior Lecturer in Communication at the University of Queensland, Australia, she moved into the field of data science to pursue the same questions around feelings of safety, wellbeing, identity, and respect, online and off. She is broadly published in the areas of television studies, gender, and digital cultures.
