I have a short article out on the Abolitionist Futures blog called “It takes a village to rape a woman.’ Community, modernity, and Gisèle Pelicot.’ It draws on material from my upcoming book to reflect on what ‘community’ means in racial capitalism and how this relates to sexual violence. You can read it at https://abolitionistfutures.com/latest-news/it-takes-a-village-to-rape-a-woman
The piece is part of the Abolitionist Futures gender-based violence series, which also features contributions from Leah Cowan, molly rosabelle ackhurst, Tina Sikka and Lola Olufemi, with more on the way. The series came out of a co-produced resource focused on abolitionist strategies for tackling gender-based violence, and the articles explore different facets of gender-based violence, carcerality, and abolition.
We hope the series will become a space where people engaging with gender-based violence (organisers, frontline workers, survivors, scholars and others) can share ideas, and it’s open for contributions so get in touch with Abolitionist Futures if you’d like to write a piece. And do share the series widely.
Alison Phipps 