No. 1 (2002): Feminism, Power, and Violence: Critical Perspectives from Theory and History

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This monograph examines the persistence of male domination. It addresses difference as a central axis of feminism, defending ambiguity, the plurality of identities, and the need for an eccentric feminist subject in opposition to the heterosexual order. It reconstructs the evolution of the concept of rape, showing how it took centuries for the victim to be recognized as an autonomous subject. It analyzes the shift from a moral and property-based conception of rape to a notion focused on physical and psychological harm. It denounces the social normalization of violence against women, defining it as structural violence of the patriarchy. Myths such as jealousy, alcohol, or female provocation, which justify the aggressor and blame the victim, are also dismantled.

Published: 2002-01-25

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