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Record Nr.

UNINA9910800029203321

Autore

Hänel Hilkje Charlotte

Titolo

What is rape? : social theory and conceptual analysis / Hilkje Charlotte Hänel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bielefeld, : transcript Verlag, 2018

Bielefeld : , : transcript Verlag, , [2018]

2018

ISBN

3-8394-4434-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (283  pages)

Disciplina

364.1530941

Soggetti

Rape; Feminist Philosophy; Social Structures; Sexist Ideology; Sexual Violence; Violence; Gender; Social Philosophy; Gender Studies; Analytical Philosophy; Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter    1  Contents    5  Acknowledgements    7  Introduction    9  Chapter 1: Contested Rape    25  Chapter 2: Rape as a Cluster Concept    65  Chapter 3: Emancipatory Amelioration    95  Chapter 4: Rape and Ideology    129  Chapter 5: Ameliorating the Concept of Rape    173  Chapter 6: Accountability and Solidarity    203  Final Remarks: What to Do?    249  Bibliography    255

Sommario/riassunto

What exactly is rape? And how is it embedded in society?  Hilkje Charlotte Hänel offers a philosophical exploration of the often misrepresented concept of rape in everyday life, systematically mapping out and elucidating this atrocious phenomenon. Hänel proposes a theory of rape as a social practice facilitated by ubiquitous sexist ideologies. Arguing for a normative cluster model for the concept of rape, this timely intervention improves our understanding of lived experiences of sexual violence and social relations within sexist ideologies.