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Contesting the nexus between law, rape, and property
the legal and cultural obsession with affirmative consent evidenced in popular feminism, media, and mandatory university trainings cruelly reifies victims of sexual violence as abstract legal subjects, capable of protecting themselves through savvy risk assessment and contractual relations. Indeed, the privileging of consent as a marker of acceptable sexual relations has been thoroughly critiqued by feminist, queer, and liberal legal scholars.
‘It takes a village to rape a woman.’ Community, modernity, and Gisèle Pelicot
We are less likely to intervene, than to report an incident after the fact. This happens across the spectrum, from the most violent rapes, through street harassment, into universities and other institutions: at the ‘everyday’ end, complaints tend to be submitted when difficult conversations would be more effective. Faith (or hope) in authoritarian systems seems unshakeable, even given overwhelming evidence they don’t keep us safe:
Complexifying Carceral Feminism: Interrogating an Emotional Entanglement
As “carceral feminism” has become ever more distilled, rigidly individualised ideas around what – and who – the “carceral feminist” is have also emerged. A process which has been accelerated with the growing interest in anti-carceral perspectives following calls to defund the police in 2020 in the aftermath of the Black Lives Matter protests.
Recording & Transcript: Addressing Gender-Based Violence Resource
Recording & Transcript of the public launch of the Abolitionist Strategies VS Carceral Reforms Gender Based Violence Resource. Event was held in June 2024 and the speakers were Leah Cowan, Lola Olufemi and Billy
Launch Event: Addressing Gender-Based Violence Resource
Tuesday 4 June 2024: Join us for the public launch of our new resource: ‘Addressing Gender-Based Violence: Carceral Reforms vs Abolitionist Strategies.’ Speakers include Leah Cowan, Lola Olufemi and Billy a frontline gender-based violence worker.