Self-defense or undermining the self? Exploring the possibilities and limitations of a novel anti-rape technology
Self-defense or undermining the self? Exploring the possibilities and limitations of a novel anti-rape technology
Despite decades of feminist-inspired law reforms, rape remains highly prevalent. While many continue to fight for broad cultural and institutional changes, some argue that more immediate interventions are required. Self-defense techniques represent a key strategy of resistance to rape, and empirical evidence suggests that women’s active resistance may hold a number of positive benefits. In this essay, we compare the aims and objectives of a novel anti-rape technology, known as the Rape-aXe, with traditional self-defense techniques, focusing upon the potential for both to resist individual acts of sexual aggression and, more broadly, end gendered sexual violence.
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Rees, Gethin
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White, Deborah
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2014
Rees, Gethin
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White, Deborah
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Rees, Gethin and White, Deborah
(2014)
Self-defense or undermining the self? Exploring the possibilities and limitations of a novel anti-rape technology.
Violence Against Women, 20 (3), .
(doi:10.1177/1077801214526309).
Abstract
Despite decades of feminist-inspired law reforms, rape remains highly prevalent. While many continue to fight for broad cultural and institutional changes, some argue that more immediate interventions are required. Self-defense techniques represent a key strategy of resistance to rape, and empirical evidence suggests that women’s active resistance may hold a number of positive benefits. In this essay, we compare the aims and objectives of a novel anti-rape technology, known as the Rape-aXe, with traditional self-defense techniques, focusing upon the potential for both to resist individual acts of sexual aggression and, more broadly, end gendered sexual violence.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 16 April 2014
Published date: 2014
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Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/365075
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