Hilkje Charlotte Hänel, "What is Rape?: Social Theory and Conceptual Analysis "
English | ISBN: 3837644340 | 2019 | 282 pages | PDF | 1278 KB
English | ISBN: 3837644340 | 2019 | 282 pages | PDF | 1278 KB
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.
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