Tag: sexual violence
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Online talk: sexual violence as a strategy of enclosure
I’m doing an online talk for the BSA study group on Sociology, Psychoanalysis and the Psychosocial on 7th July (3pm). It focuses on the first chapter of my upcoming book, and is entitled ‘Sexual violence as a strategy of enclosure: an anti-origin story.’ The talk is free but you do need to register, which you…
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Spanish translation of article on Gisèle Pelicot
My article on Gisèle Pelicot and abolition feminism, originally published on the Abolitionist Futures blog, has now been translated into Spanish by the wonderful comrades at Zona de Estrategia. You can read the Spanish version below – please do share onwards to any Spanish speakers/readers you think might be interested. https://zonaestrategia.net/hace-falta-todo-un-pueblo-para-violar-a-una-mujer-comunidad-modernidad-y-gisele-pelicot/
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Sexual violence as the pretext for disposal: talk and discussion at California State
I recently did a talk and discussion for California State University San Bernardino’s ‘Conversations on Race and Policing‘ series, which is now on YouTube and Spotify (also embedded below). This was based on Chapter Six of my upcoming book – the chapter focuses on how sexual violence functions as a bordering project, and traces what…
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New article on community, capitalism and Gisèle Pelicot
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…
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New book coming soon
I have created a page on my website to let people know about my new book, Sexual Violence in Racial Capitalism, which is out with Manchester University Press either late this year or early next. The page contains summaries of all the chapters and an overview of what and who the book is for. I’m…
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Sexual Violence in authoritarian populism
My book Sexual Violence in Racial Capitalism will be out either later this year or early next, from Manchester University Press. I’ve done a few talks based on the book in the past year or so, but now the first published ‘sneak peek’ is out. I did an interview with the fantastic Aurelien Mondon from…
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Re-enclosure in the Stack? Digital violence in a neofeudal age
I recently gave a talk for the Department of Educational Research at Lancaster University, based on the final chapter of my forthcoming book Personal Business: Sexual Violence in Racial Capitalism (with Manchester University Press). You can read the abstract and watch the video below. This talk explores online violence against women, a phenomenon usually situated…
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New paper out – using community power to tackle gender-based violence
I have a new open-access paper out with the brilliant Gabriella Mwedzi, called ‘Using Community Power to Tackle Gender-Based Violence: An Intersectional Theorisation.’ The abstract is below, and the paper is completely free to download and share. It’s intended as a friendly critique and perhaps even a first step to taking a more GBV-sensitive and…
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Paper out in Feminist Theory
My paper in Feminist Theory is finally officially out – it is fully open-access and can be downloaded at https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14647001241232260. I am no longer on social media due to persistent harassment, so would appreciate any help at publicising it – these things take a long time to write and even longer to peer review, and…
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