Rape & the Sexual Politics of Homosociality: The U.S. Military Occupation of Okinawa

By Aiko Takeuchi-Demirci 20th and 21st Century United States, Asian Sexualities, Empire and Colonialism, Sexual Violence 0 comments

The metaphor of rape has framed understandings of the U.S. military’s occupation of Okinawa.

Franca Viola says ‘No’: Gender violence, consent, and the law in 1960s Italy

By Niamh Cullen Modern Europe, Sexual Violence Comments are Disabled

Franca Viola’s abduction and rape was a watershed in improving the status of women in Italian society.

Redefining Rape: Estelle Freedman on the History of Sexual Violence

By Natalia Petrzela 20th and 21st Century United States, Author Interviews, Sexual Violence 6 comments

Redefining Rape charts the complex and shifting meaning of sexual violence in the United States.

“In My Bed”: Sexual Violence Over Fifty Years on One College Campus

By Natalia Petrzela 20th and 21st Century United States, Sexual Violence 1 comment

Sexual violence has been a consistent facet of college women’s experiences.

Where are animals in the history of sexuality?

By Gabriel Rosenberg 20th and 21st Century United States, Food and Sexuality, Sexual Labour, Sexual Violence 6 comments

What is the place of animals in the history of sexuality?

Stranger Danger and the Sexual Revolution

By Gillian Frank 20th and 21st Century United States, Childhood and Youth, Sexual Violence 7 comments

The sexual content of stranger danger films grew more sexually explicit over time.

"A filthy bruitish offence": Child sex abuse and the law in C17th England

By Jen Baker Childhood and Youth, Early Modern, Sexual Violence 8 comments

Between 1674 and 1913 there are at least 570 documented Old Bailey cases involving adults accused of sexual relations with children.