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Education for Justice

Beyond victim and survivor: Sexual violence, identity, feminist theory and practice

Full title in original language:

Beyond victim and survivor: Sexual violence, identity, feminist theory and practice

Education level:

University

University (18+ years)

Topic / subtopic:

Crime prevention and criminal justice

Violence against women

Human rights and civic education

Gender

Target audience:

Professors, Students, Teachers / Lecturers

Type of resource:

Publication / Article

Languages:

English

Region of relevance:

Global

Access:

restricted access: requiring payment

Individual authors:

Liz Kelly, Sheila Burton, Linda Regan

Publication year:

1996

Published by:

Palgrave Macmillan

Copyright holder:

Contact name and address:

Palgrave Macmillan

Contact website:

https://www.palgrave.com/gp/contact-an-editor

Key themes:

Links:

Publication

Short description:

In this chapter, the authors examine recent debates about the meaning of sexual victimization. These struggles have implications for feminist praxis; for theory, research and practice. The authors explore several locations from which challenges to previous feminist re-definitions emerge; specifically, recent popularist publications which use, in a pejorative tone, the term ‘victim’ or ‘victimhood’ feminism and academic contestation of prevalence research. In the second half of the paper, the authors connect these themes with a discussion of what they call ‘the victim/survivor dichotomy’, which represents another element in debates about the extent and meaning of sexual victimization.

Short description:

In this chapter, the authors examine recent debates about the meaning of sexual victimization. These struggles have implications for feminist praxis; for theory, research and practice. The authors explore several locations from which challenges to previous feminist re-definitions emerge; specifically, recent popularist publications which use, in a pejorative tone, the term ‘victim’ or ‘victimhood’ feminism and academic contestation of prevalence research. In the second half of the paper, the authors connect these themes with a discussion of what they call ‘the victim/survivor dichotomy’, which represents another element in debates about the extent and meaning of sexual victimization.

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Education for Justice

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