Representing rape : a semiotic analysis of rape myths in three popular films
This essay considers the representation of rape in three popular films and how these depictions may reinforce or undermine ideas surrounding rape, gender and normative sexual behaviour. Often rape myths (female sexual availability and male sexual aggression) are mobilized in conjunction with the...
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Language: | English |
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2009
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/15625 |