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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792687103321

Autore

Phillips Nickie D.

Titolo

Beyond blurred lines : rape culture in popular media / / Nickie D. Phillips

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-5381-2234-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (307 pages)

Disciplina

362.883

Soggetti

Campus violence - United States

Women college students - Crimes against - United States

Rape in universities and colleges - United States

Rape

Rape in mass media

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-292) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgments -- Rape culture : the evolution of a concept -- The mainstreaming of rape culture -- "Hey TV stop raping women" -- Geek spaces : "pretty girls pretending to be geeks" -- Geek spaces : feminist interventions and "witch hunts" -- Rape culture on campus: "real men don't hurt women" -- Reconciling panic and policy -- Appendix -- Resources -- Index -- About the author.

Sommario/riassunto

Beyond Blurred Lines explores the ways that the concept of "rape culture" resonates in popular media. This book demonstrates that popular culture, mass media, and social media are prominent sites for understanding and responding to sexual violence.