In an Abusive State: How Neoliberalism Appropriated the Feminist Movement against Sexual Violence

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Author: Kristin Bumiller

ISBN-10: 0822342391

ISBN-13: 9780822342397

Category: Administration of Criminal Justice

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Highlights unintended consequences of feminist efforts to bring rape and domestic violence to the forefront of U.S. consciousness, arguing that when anti-violence activists ally with the state apparatus, they need to carefully defend against co-optation o

1 The Sexual Violence Agenda: feminists and the state 12 Gender War: the cultural representation of sexual violence 163 Expressive Justice: the symbolic function of the gang rape trial 364 Administrative Injustice: the growth of the therapeutic state 635 Victim Insurgency: the state as a dangerous stranger 966 Universalizing Gender Justice: at home and abroad 132Conclusion 155Notes 167Bibliography 189Index 209