This book analyses rape culture through the lens of the 'me too'
era. Drawing feminist theory into conversation with peace studies
and improvisation theory, it advocates for peace- building
opportunities to transform culture and for the improvisatory
resources of 'culture- jamming' as a mechanism to dismantle rape
culture. The book's key argument is that cultural attitudes and
behaviours can be shifted through the introduction of disrupting
narratives, so each chapter ends with a 'culture- jammed' re-
telling of a traditional fairy tale. Chapter 1 traces an overlap of
feminist theory and peace studies, arguing that rape culture is
most fruitfully understood through the concept of 'structural
violence.' Chapter 2 investigates the gender scripts that rape
culture produces, considering a female counterpart to the concept
of 'toxic masculinity': 'complicit femininity.' Chapter 3 offers
analysis of non- consensual sex and a history of consent education,
culminating in an argument that we need to move beyond consent to
conceptualise a robust 'respectful mutuality.' Chapter 4 's history
of sexual harassment in the workplace and the rise of #metoo argues
that its global manifestations are a powerful peace- building
initiative. Chapter 5 situates 'me too' within a culture- jamming
history, using improvisation theory to show how this movement's
potential can shape cultural reconstruction. This is a provocative
and interventionist addition to feminist theory scholarship and is
suitable for researchers and students in women's and gender
studies, feminist theory, sociology and peace studies.
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