The author argues that the sustained representation of rape purposefully draws our attention to gendered violence that has often been obscured in favour of broader forms of violence (in the forms of slavery, dictatorships, coups, occupations, etc.). Moreover, this paper deals with a writer whose approach to sexual violence also unveils its occurrence outside of contexts that are overtly political.
They Never Call It Rape: Critical Reception and Representation of Sexual Violence in Marie Vieux-Chauvet's "Amour, Colère et Folie"
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