Compelling engagements : feminism, rape law, and romance fiction / Wendy Larcombe.
Compelling engagements : feminism, rape law, and romance fiction / Wendy Larcombe.
Compelling engagements : feminism, rape law, and romance fiction / Wendy Larcombe.
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Publisher
Annandale, N.S.W. : Federation Press, 2005.
Date
2005.
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305.42/57 , G 2013/1935
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Language
English
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Physical content
xi, 170 p ; 21 cm.
Contents
Introduction. Feminism, rape law and romance fiction -- Section I. Enduring stabilities -- Chapter 1. Consent and intent : gendering subjectivity in rape law -- Chapter 2. Desire and love : gendering subjectivity in Harlequin Mills and Boon fiction -- Section II. The fortitude of heroines -- Chapter...
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Publisher
Annandale, N.S.W. : Federation Press, 2005.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2005.
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Summary
Analyses the gendered subjects of rape law and romance fiction and through readings of Australian rape cases, Harlequin Mills and Boon romances and the gendered subjects they produce, this book brings fresh insight into the scripts of gender and exchange that underpin these texts and women's engagement with them.
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Compelling engagements : feminism, rape law, and romance fiction / Wendy Larcombe.
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Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 143-160.
State Reference Library copy at G 2013/1935: transferred from N305.42/363.
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305.42/57 , G 2013/1935
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74VKpllZEvGO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKpllZEvGO
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ISBN
1862875251
9781862875258
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305.42
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991019476229702626
