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The fight against sexual violence
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posted on 2023-06-09, 16:40 authored by Alison PhippsThis paper engages critically with the feminist fight against sexual violence, especially in relation to global rightward shifts in which political and cultural narratives around gender are being reshaped and rejuvenated. In the context of a new ‘war on women’ worldwide, #MeToo and similar movements have been key to contemporary political resistance. However, mainstream movements against sexual violence are ill-equipped to address the intersections of patriarchy, capitalism and colonialism which produce sexual violence. Furthermore, the reactionary arms of these movements are gaining increasing power and platforms, dovetailing with the narratives of the far right in their attacks on sex workers and trans people. I argue that to resist an intersectionality of systems, we need what Angela Davis calls an intersectionality of struggles, and that feminism which does not centre the most marginalised is not fit for purpose.
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- Accepted version
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Soundings: A Journal of Politics and CultureISSN
1362-6620Publisher
Lawrence and WishartExternal DOI
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71Page range
62-74Department affiliated with
- Sociology and Criminology Publications
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- Centre for Gender Studies Publications
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2019-01-29First Open Access (FOA) Date
2019-01-29First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2019-01-29Usage metrics
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