Narrating the moral geography of rape in Swedish newspapers
(2019) In Palgrave studies in crime, media and culture p.119-146- Abstract
- In the master narrative of rape some women’s testimonies of sexual violence become particularly tainted with doubt and disbelief. Conversely, only some men’s sexually violent acts are unconditionally marked by guilt and blame. The chapter stresses the spatial dimension of this master narrative of rape. With an analysis of two hyper-medialised Swedish gang rape cases, it is highlighted how a moral geography is evoked in news narratives of rape. More specifically, it is argued that location, and narratives of women and men crossing boundaries, walking in line, being in place or invading space are used as proxy for the socio-spatial dimensions of power and morality.
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- author
- Nilsson, Gabriella LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2019
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- News media, Narrative, Rape, Place, Space, Intersectionality
- host publication
- Rape Narratives in Motion
- series title
- Palgrave studies in crime, media and culture
- editor
- Andersson, Ulrika ; Edgren, Monika ; Karlsson, Lena and Nilsson, Gabriella
- pages
- 119 - 146
- publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- ISBN
- 978-3-030-13852-3
- 978-3-030-13851-6
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-13852-3_6
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 65ff95b4-62d9-4e15-9578-53e06bb2d92f
- date added to LUP
- 2019-05-17 11:12:49
- date last changed
- 2021-11-04 02:22:10
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