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OverviewSexual violence has become a topic of intense media scrutiny, thanks to the bravery of survivors coming forward to tell their stories. But, unfortunately, mainstream public spheres too often echo reports in a way that inhibits proper understanding of its causes, placing too much emphasis on individual responsibility or blaming minority cultures. In this powerful and original book, Linda Martín Alcoff aims to correct the misleading language of public debate about rape and sexual violence by showing how complex our experiences of sexual violation can be. Although it is survivors who have galvanized movements like #MeToo, when their words enter the public arena they can be manipulated or interpreted in a way that damages their effectiveness. Rather than assuming that all experiences of sexual violence are universal, we need to be more sensitive to the local and personal contexts – who is speaking and in what circumstances – that affect how activists’ and survivors’ protests will be received and understood. Alcoff has written a book that will revolutionize the way we think about rape, finally putting the survivor center stage. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Linda Martín Alcoff (Syracuse University)Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd Imprint: Polity Press Dimensions: Width: 15.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.431kg ISBN: 9780745691923ISBN 10: 0745691927 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 04 April 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAlcoff's work is consistently insightful, clearly written, and well argued. She bravely tackles a number of contemporary challenges to feminist philosophy, including attacks on the epistemic authority of sexual assault victims, worries about making normative judgments about sex, difficulties with defining the concept of rape, and the political dangers of public discourse. ... The best book I have read in several years. Debra L. Jackson, California State University, Bakersfield Author InformationLinda Martín Alcoff is Director of Women's Studies and Professor of Philosophy at Hunter College, City University of New York. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |