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24. Pornography and Black Women’s Bodies
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Patricia Hill Collins
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Dedication v
- Contents vii
- Preface: Conceptualizing Gender Violence xi
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Part I: The Roots of Gendered Violence
- Introduction 1
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Section 1: Historicizing Gender Violence
- Introduction 3
- “María de Jesús Mother of Weeping Rocks” 12
- 1. Gendered Violence in Small- Scale Societies in the Past 13
- 2. Overcoming the Religious and Sexual Legacies of Slavery: An Overview 25
- 3. Theorizing Women’s Oppression 42
- 4. Sexual Coercion in American Life 51
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Section 2: Global Gender Violence: A Template for Exploration
- Introduction 61
- “Anatomy Lesson” 69
- 5. The Socio- Cultural Context of Rape: A Cross- Cultural Study 70
- 6. Sexual Violence as a Weapon during the Guatemalan Genocide 88
- 7. Situating “Toxic” Masculine Subcultures: Toward Disrupting Gendered Violence 99
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Part II: Manifestations of Sexual Coercion and Violence
- Introduction 117
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Section 1: Harassment and Bullying
- Introduction 119
- “Agoraphobia” 128
- 8. Expanding the Conceptualization of Workplace Violence: Implications for Research, Policy, and Practice 130
- 9. Everything from “Beautiful” to “Bitch”: Black Women and Street Harassment 144
- 10. Gendered Harassment, Abuse, and Violence Online 157
- 11. #MeToo Has Done What the Law Could Not 174
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Section 2: Rape and Sexual Violations
- Introduction 177
- “Home” 187
- 12. Sexual Terrorism in the Twenty- First Century 190
- 13. Lessons Still Being Learned from the “Comfort Women” of World War II 212
- 14. Forty Years after Brownmiller: Prisons for Men, Transgender Inmates, and the Rape of the Feminine 223
- 15. Consent 234
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Section 3: Intimate Partner Violence
- Introduction 239
- “To Judge Faolain, Dead Long Enough: A Summons” 247
- 16. Domestic Violence: The Intersection of Gender and Control 249
- 17. Violence in Intimate Relationships: A Feminist Perspective 261
- 18. Religion and Intimate Partner Violence: A Double- Edged Sword 268
- 19. Intimate Partner Violence Survivors: The Struggles of Undocumented Latina Immigrants 282
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Section 4: Children and Gender Violence
- Introduction 295
- “The Second Photograph” 303
- 20. Men, Masculinity, and Child Sexual Abuse: A Sex and Gender Question 304
- 21. Locating a Secret Problem: Sexual Violence in Elementary and Secondary Schools 314
- 22. Where Are the Children?: Theorizing the Missing Piece in Gendered Sexual Violence 325
- 23. Rape Culture in Holy Spaces: Child Sexual Abuse by Clergy 335
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Section 5: Commodified Bodies: Agency or Violation?
- Introduction 353
- “The Night Shift” 363
- 24. Pornography and Black Women’s Bodies 364
- 25. Pornographic Values: Hierarchy and Hubris 371
- 26. Making Sense of Sex Work, Prostitution, and Trafficking— in the Classroom and Beyond 378
- 27. Intimate States: Policies and Their Effects on Sex Workers 391
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Part III: Toward Nonviolence and Gender Justice
- Introduction 403
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Section 1: Thinking about Change
- Introduction 405
- From “Reimagining History” 411
- 28. Educating for Social Change: Feminist Curriculum and Community Partnerships for Advocacy Training 412
- 29. Preventing Gender Violence, Transforming Human Relations: A Case for Coeducation 420
- 30. Queer Organizing, Racial Justice, and the Reframing of Intimate Partner Violence 432
- 31. Revisiting the Impact of the Sex Industry and Prostitution in Europe 443
- 32. Advances and Limitations of Policing and Human Security for Women: Nicaragua in Comparative Perspective 457
- 33. Forks in the Road of Men’s Gender Politics: Men’s Rights versus Feminist Allies 468
- 34. Linguistic Nonviolence and Human Equality 484
- Copyright Acknowledgments 495
- Bibliography 499
- About the Editors 569
- About the Contributors 571
- Index 579
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Dedication v
- Contents vii
- Preface: Conceptualizing Gender Violence xi
-
Part I: The Roots of Gendered Violence
- Introduction 1
-
Section 1: Historicizing Gender Violence
- Introduction 3
- “María de Jesús Mother of Weeping Rocks” 12
- 1. Gendered Violence in Small- Scale Societies in the Past 13
- 2. Overcoming the Religious and Sexual Legacies of Slavery: An Overview 25
- 3. Theorizing Women’s Oppression 42
- 4. Sexual Coercion in American Life 51
-
Section 2: Global Gender Violence: A Template for Exploration
- Introduction 61
- “Anatomy Lesson” 69
- 5. The Socio- Cultural Context of Rape: A Cross- Cultural Study 70
- 6. Sexual Violence as a Weapon during the Guatemalan Genocide 88
- 7. Situating “Toxic” Masculine Subcultures: Toward Disrupting Gendered Violence 99
-
Part II: Manifestations of Sexual Coercion and Violence
- Introduction 117
-
Section 1: Harassment and Bullying
- Introduction 119
- “Agoraphobia” 128
- 8. Expanding the Conceptualization of Workplace Violence: Implications for Research, Policy, and Practice 130
- 9. Everything from “Beautiful” to “Bitch”: Black Women and Street Harassment 144
- 10. Gendered Harassment, Abuse, and Violence Online 157
- 11. #MeToo Has Done What the Law Could Not 174
-
Section 2: Rape and Sexual Violations
- Introduction 177
- “Home” 187
- 12. Sexual Terrorism in the Twenty- First Century 190
- 13. Lessons Still Being Learned from the “Comfort Women” of World War II 212
- 14. Forty Years after Brownmiller: Prisons for Men, Transgender Inmates, and the Rape of the Feminine 223
- 15. Consent 234
-
Section 3: Intimate Partner Violence
- Introduction 239
- “To Judge Faolain, Dead Long Enough: A Summons” 247
- 16. Domestic Violence: The Intersection of Gender and Control 249
- 17. Violence in Intimate Relationships: A Feminist Perspective 261
- 18. Religion and Intimate Partner Violence: A Double- Edged Sword 268
- 19. Intimate Partner Violence Survivors: The Struggles of Undocumented Latina Immigrants 282
-
Section 4: Children and Gender Violence
- Introduction 295
- “The Second Photograph” 303
- 20. Men, Masculinity, and Child Sexual Abuse: A Sex and Gender Question 304
- 21. Locating a Secret Problem: Sexual Violence in Elementary and Secondary Schools 314
- 22. Where Are the Children?: Theorizing the Missing Piece in Gendered Sexual Violence 325
- 23. Rape Culture in Holy Spaces: Child Sexual Abuse by Clergy 335
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Section 5: Commodified Bodies: Agency or Violation?
- Introduction 353
- “The Night Shift” 363
- 24. Pornography and Black Women’s Bodies 364
- 25. Pornographic Values: Hierarchy and Hubris 371
- 26. Making Sense of Sex Work, Prostitution, and Trafficking— in the Classroom and Beyond 378
- 27. Intimate States: Policies and Their Effects on Sex Workers 391
-
Part III: Toward Nonviolence and Gender Justice
- Introduction 403
-
Section 1: Thinking about Change
- Introduction 405
- From “Reimagining History” 411
- 28. Educating for Social Change: Feminist Curriculum and Community Partnerships for Advocacy Training 412
- 29. Preventing Gender Violence, Transforming Human Relations: A Case for Coeducation 420
- 30. Queer Organizing, Racial Justice, and the Reframing of Intimate Partner Violence 432
- 31. Revisiting the Impact of the Sex Industry and Prostitution in Europe 443
- 32. Advances and Limitations of Policing and Human Security for Women: Nicaragua in Comparative Perspective 457
- 33. Forks in the Road of Men’s Gender Politics: Men’s Rights versus Feminist Allies 468
- 34. Linguistic Nonviolence and Human Equality 484
- Copyright Acknowledgments 495
- Bibliography 499
- About the Editors 569
- About the Contributors 571
- Index 579