Beyond Bloodshed Investigating Justice in Rape-Revenge Films
(2024) STVK04 20241Department of Political Science
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Victims of sexual violence face trauma and systemic hurdles in seeking rectification after the crime, leaving viable justice formations complex and scattered. Adressing the issue of sexual violence, the rape-revenge filmgenre provides a platform for justice and feminist discourse to flourish. Focusing on the the rape-revenge films Promising Young Woman, M.F.A., and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri this essay explores their underlying justice frameworks through the prevalent theories carceral feminism and reparative justice. With the assistance of post-structural analysis and ideal types, results show that the films share certain reparative and carceral mechanisms while all demonstrating a lack of diverse offender voices. This... (More)
- Victims of sexual violence face trauma and systemic hurdles in seeking rectification after the crime, leaving viable justice formations complex and scattered. Adressing the issue of sexual violence, the rape-revenge filmgenre provides a platform for justice and feminist discourse to flourish. Focusing on the the rape-revenge films Promising Young Woman, M.F.A., and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri this essay explores their underlying justice frameworks through the prevalent theories carceral feminism and reparative justice. With the assistance of post-structural analysis and ideal types, results show that the films share certain reparative and carceral mechanisms while all demonstrating a lack of diverse offender voices. This absence risks simplifying narratives around sexual violence. This essay thereby prompts audiences and scholars to further look beyond the bloodshed of the rape-revenge genre to understand justice. (Less)
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- author
- Hanke, Olivia LU
- supervisor
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- Ian Manners LU
- organization
- course
- STVK04 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Cinematic justice, Rape-revenge, Carceral Feminism, Reparative Justice
- language
- English
- id
- 9152182
- date added to LUP
- 2024-07-18 11:17:14
- date last changed
- 2024-07-18 11:17:14
@misc{9152182, abstract = {{Victims of sexual violence face trauma and systemic hurdles in seeking rectification after the crime, leaving viable justice formations complex and scattered. Adressing the issue of sexual violence, the rape-revenge filmgenre provides a platform for justice and feminist discourse to flourish. Focusing on the the rape-revenge films Promising Young Woman, M.F.A., and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri this essay explores their underlying justice frameworks through the prevalent theories carceral feminism and reparative justice. With the assistance of post-structural analysis and ideal types, results show that the films share certain reparative and carceral mechanisms while all demonstrating a lack of diverse offender voices. This absence risks simplifying narratives around sexual violence. This essay thereby prompts audiences and scholars to further look beyond the bloodshed of the rape-revenge genre to understand justice.}}, author = {{Hanke, Olivia}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{Beyond Bloodshed Investigating Justice in Rape-Revenge Films}}, year = {{2024}}, }