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Rape has never had a universally accepted definition, and the uproar over "legitimate rape" during the 2012 U.S. elections confirms that it remains a word in flux. Redefining Rape tells the story of the forces that have shaped the meaning of sexual violence in the United States, through the experiencesā¦
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In my classes on women, sex, and gender, students almost always ask, āwhy have we never learned this before?ā This is particularly true when it comes to the role of sexual violence in our nationās history. Estelle Freedmanās pathbreaking book Redefining Rape documents how central sexual violence has been to U.S. history and law, and how womenāparticularly women of colorāhave fought against rape. Not only has sexual violence played a formative role in our history, a defining feature of U.S. jurisprudence is the racialization of rapeāmeaning the false idea that only Black men rape and only white women canā¦
From Kimberly's list on The best books about women fighting for bodily and political autonomy.
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