Rape and Revenge

The relationship between revenge and sexualized violence can be observed in human everyday life, across various cultural contexts, as well as in legal discourses from historical perspectives to the present day. A cultural studies analysis allows for an understanding of the inherent logics, socio-political contexts, and aesthetic representations of 'Rape and Revenge' in their complexity. The contributions of this anthology examine the phenomenon, practice, and motive of 'Rape and Revenge' on both individual and societal levels from various academic perspectives. Additionally, the authors analyze specific empirical and fictional case studies to demonstrate the artistic criteria, everyday moral principles, violent fantasies, and pop cultural notions that are inscribed in 'Rape and Revenge', and how these dimensions can be deconstructed, interpreted, and contextualized through a comprehending approach.

The relationship between sexualized violence and revenge can be observed in various cultural contexts and legal discourses from the past to the present. Cultural studies analyses can help in understanding the logics, socio-political contexts, and representations of 'Rape and Revenge'. This anthology addresses this phenomenon by presenting transdisciplinary and transcultural perspectives and tracing the interrelationships between empirical realities, media representations, and artistic negotiations. Contributions from the fields of philosophy, literature, culture, gender, law, social sciences, and media studies present specific empirical and fictional case studies along with their theoretical reflections to reveal the artistic criteria, moral principles, and notions of violence and vigilantism inscribed in 'Rape and Revenge'.