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Reclaiming the Night-Time Economy

Unwanted Sexual Attention in Pubs and Clubs

Palgrave Macmillan

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  • Draws on extensive empirical research from a diverse group of participants
  • Questions how and why unwanted sexual attention occurs
  • Examines the role of space as a factor in the occurrence of sexual violence

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Community and Belonging

    • Bianca Fileborn
    Pages 73-119
  3. Sexual Culture and Consent

    • Bianca Fileborn
    Pages 121-168
  4. Drugs and Booze

    • Bianca Fileborn
    Pages 169-199
  5. Space and Control

    • Bianca Fileborn
    Pages 201-229
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 245-249

About this book

This book explores young adults' experiences and understandings of sexualised violence within licensed venues. Although anecdotally common, unwanted sexual attention in pubs and clubs has been the focus of relatively little criminological analysis. This text provides the first exploration of how and why unwanted sexual attention occurs in licensed venues. Using wide-ranging research from over two hundred participants, Fileborn argues that what 'counts' as unwanted sexual attention is highly context-dependent and situated within a complex assemblage of a venue's culture, environment, and community. 

Dealing with issues such as the roles gender, sexuality, space, and social belonging play in shaping young adults' experiences, this book recounts how young people make sense of unwanted sexual attention within a culturally complex, alcohol-fuelled, and sexually-charged environment. A thorough and thought-provoking text, this book will be of particular interest to scholars ofcriminology, sociology, and political science.

Authors and Affiliations

  • La Trobe University, Australia , Melbourne, Australia

    Bianca Fileborn

About the author

Bianca Fileborn is a Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University, Australia. She has particular expertise and interest in the field of sexual violence.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Reclaiming the Night-Time Economy

  • Book Subtitle: Unwanted Sexual Attention in Pubs and Clubs

  • Authors: Bianca Fileborn

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58791-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-58790-9Published: 17 November 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95462-9Published: 23 June 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-58791-6Published: 03 November 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 249

  • Topics: Crime and Society, Gender Studies

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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