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100 _aDougherty, Jordan
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245 _aHe said, she said, they said :
_cJordan Dougherty
_bthe place of gender in sexual violence theory and prevention
246 _a dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for BA (Hons) in Gender Studies, University of Otago,
260 _c2021
300 _aelectronic document (76 pages) ; PDF file
500 _aBA Hons thesis (University of Otago)
520 _aGendered feminist theories have historically focused on a dominant expression of sexual violence, that being men as perpetrators and women as victims. A shift to include men and diverse genders and sexualities in the sexual violence space, from both within and outside of feminism, has seen some prevention education and public discourse of sexual violence adopt a gender-neutral framework. This gender-neutral approach is at odds with the gendered nature of sexual violence and poses the question, does omitting gender from discussions of sexual violence progress prevention discourse? This dissertation focuses on how to balance the tension between the need for inclusivity, with the gendered nature of sexual violence. Firstly, I outline prominent voices of feminist sexual violence theory, such as Susan Brownmiller, Catherine MacKinnon and Nicola Gavey, focusing on how they engage with and centre gender within their work. I also map feminist discourses of consent, discussing the proliferation of consent and how feminist theory has become critical of consent, diverging from activism and education. Secondly, I explore critiques of these theories, tracing literature that calls for inclusion of victims of all genders. Thirdly, I consider sexual violence prevention programs, organising the approaches based on how they engage with (or exclude) gender. Finally, I argue that through embracing the gendered nature of sexual violence and reconsidering our focus on consent as a framework for education, we can be inclusive of all victims while targeting the cultural scaffolding of sexual violence. (Author's abstract). Record #9201
650 _aAUKATI TŪKINOTANGA
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650 _aFEMINISM
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650 _aGENDER
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650 _aPREVENTION
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650 _aSEXUAL VIOLENCE
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650 _aTAITŌKAI
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650 _aTHESES
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650 0 _aTUHINGA WHAKAPAE
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650 0 _aWĀHINE
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651 _aNEW ZEALAND
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856 _uhttps://hdl.handle.net/10523/16366
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