Overview
- Analyzes how rape and pornography was framed as gendered political questions by WLM activists in France and Norway
- Compares two important historical movements which at the time had minimal direct contact with each other
- Uses a range of primary sources, such as movement texts, newspapers, audiovisual material and interviews with former activists
Part of the book series: Citizenship, Gender and Diversity (FEMCIT)
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About this book
This book examines how feminist movements in Norway and France have politicized rape, pornography and sexual exploitation of women from the 1970s to the present. Through a cross-national comparison, it provides insights into why the fight against rape became top priority for French feminists in the 1970s; what kind of strategies the feminist movements used when politicizing sex and violence; who the opponents of the feminist mobilizations were, and who the allies were; as well as what the feminist movements achieved and what the costs of the battles were. This book provides historical context for contemporary and contentious debates about the tension between feminism and sexual freedom, about sexual liberation and abuse, and about the limits of freedom of expression.
This text is relevant for students in history, sociology, health, political science, comparative politics and interdisciplinary gender studies. It is also relevant for researchers and activists whoare concerned with the history of feminism, feminist politics and sexual politics.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Trine Rogg Korsvik is Senior Advisor at Kilden genderresearch.no in Norway, a national knowledge centre for gender perspectives and gender balance in research, and has taught at the Centre for Gender Research, University of Oslo. She holds a PhD in history, with a specialization in the history of women’s movements and feminism.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Politicizing Rape and Pornography
Book Subtitle: 1970s Feminist Movements in France and Norway
Authors: Trine Rogg Korsvik
Translated by: Elisabet Rogg
Series Title: Citizenship, Gender and Diversity
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55639-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-55638-9Published: 25 October 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-55641-9Published: 26 October 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-55639-6Published: 24 October 2020
Series ISSN: 2947-8081
Series E-ISSN: 2947-809X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 297
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: Gender Studies, European History, Politics and Gender