Rape  (tagged articles)

Statutory Rape and Teen "Sexting" Laws: The Consequences of Poorly Crafted Legislation

Sarah L. Rankin - Child pornography laws are primarily drawn from the "Protection of Children Against Sexual Exploitation Act" of 1977. This act targets persons who “transport, ship, receive, distribute, or reproduce child pornography” but precludes minors because they are... Keep Reading »

Sexual Relations Between Elite White Women and Enslaved Men in the Antebellum South: A Socio-Historical Analysis

Anon S. Anon - There is ample evidence of sexual relations, from rapes to what appear to be relatively symbiotic romantic partnerships, between white slave masters and black women in the Antebellum South. Much rarer were sexual relations between white women and black slave men, yet... Keep Reading »
Photo: Surian Soosay CC-2

Addressing the Use of Sexual Violence as a Strategic Weapon of War

Joshua A. Jones - This paper examines historical and contemporary instances wherein sexual violence, specifically rape, was used as a strategic weapon amid both traditional and tribal conflict, as well as in genocidal operations. It analyzes the cogency of sexual violence as a weapon... Keep Reading »
Photo: Julien Harneis CC-2

The Consequences of Rape During Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Elizabeth Dettke - "I rape because of the need. After that I feel like a man." These are the words of a rebel soldier who ruthlessly roams the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in search of his next victims. Rape has been used in the past during warfare to weaken populations... Keep Reading »

Confusing The Wind: The Burj Khalifa, Mother Nature, and the Modern Skyscraper

Joshua C. Feblowitz - If you happen to check in to the Grand Hyatt San Francisco on a windy day, you’ll receive a friendly note at the front desk advising you that the 35-story skyscraper may creak a bit as it moves gently back and forth in the wind. Though the hotel assures guests... Keep Reading »
 
 

The keyword Rape is tagged in the following 9 articles.

Public Policy
2015, Vol. 7 No. 04
Statutory Rape and Teen "Sexting" Laws: The Consequences of Poorly Crafted Legislation
By Sarah L. Rankin
Child pornography laws are primarily drawn from the "Protection of Children Against Sexual Exploitation Act" of 1977. This act targets persons who “transport, ship, receive, distribute, or reproduce child pornography” but precludes minors... Read Article »
Public Policy Sexting Juvenile Justice Statutory Rape Criminal Justice Texting
Slavery
2013, Vol. 5 No. 08
Sexual Relations Between Elite White Women and Enslaved Men in the Antebellum South: A Socio-Historical Analysis
By Anon S. Anon
There is ample evidence of sexual relations, from Rapes to what appear to be relatively symbiotic romantic partnerships, between white slave masters and black women in the Antebellum South. Much rarer were sexual relations between white women and... Read Article »
American History Slavery Race Gender Sex Rape Power American Slavery
International Law
2013, Vol. 5 No. 04
Addressing the Use of Sexual Violence as a Strategic Weapon of War
By Joshua A. Jones
This paper examines historical and contemporary instances wherein sexual violence, specifically Rape, was used as a strategic weapon amid both traditional and tribal conflict, as well as in genocidal operations. It analyzes the cogency of sexual... Read Article »
Rape Sexual Violence War Human Rights International Law Rwanda Bosnia-Herzegovina
Human Rights
2012, Vol. 5 No. 2
The Consequences of Rape During Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo
By Elizabeth Dettke
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
"I Rape because of the need. After that I feel like a man." These are the words of a rebel soldier who ruthlessly roams the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in search of his next victims. Rape has been used in the past during warfare... Read Article »
Rape War Sexual Violence Congo Democratic Republic Of Congo Sub-Saharan Africa Human Rights
British Literature
2011, Vol. 3 No. 06
Satire in 18th Century British Society: Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock and Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal
By Jonathan J. Szwec
The 18th century was one in which exaltation of wit and reason came to the forefront of literature in the form of both Horatian and Juvenalian satires, which, through keen observation and sharp nimbleness of thought, exposed the superficial follies... Read Article »
Satire British Literature Jonathan Swift Alexander Pope A Modest Proposal The Rape Of the Lock
Jasmila Zbanic
2010, Vol. 2 No. 03
Embodied Memory and Trauma: Recovering from Rape in Jasmila Zbanic's "Grbavica"
By Michael A. Gold
On its simplest level, Jasmila Zbanic’s 2006 film Grbavica examines how the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s still shape life in post-conflict Sarajevo. The film’s protagonist, Esma, is struggling to cope with the aftermath of being a victim... Read Article »
Balkan Film Cinema Film Jasmila Zbanic Rape Trauma Memory
Skyscrapers
2010, Vol. 2 No. 01
Confusing The Wind: The Burj Khalifa, Mother Nature, and the Modern SkyscRaper
By Joshua C. Feblowitz
If you happen to check in to the Grand Hyatt San Francisco on a windy day, you’ll receive a friendly note at the front desk advising you that the 35-story skyscRaper may creak a bit as it moves gently back and forth in the wind. Though the... Read Article »
Burj Khalifa Architecture Urban Design Dubai Skyscrapers Structural Engineering
Rwanda
2009, Vol. 1 No. 12
A Study in Violence: Examining Rape in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide
By Violet K. Dixon
“The genocide was a collective act. What made it possible, what made that final political crime possible was the absence, the erasure of seeing the other, of knowing, of feeling, of being with the other. And when that's removed, then politics... Read Article »
Rape Genocide Violence Against Women Rwanda Rwandan Genocide Human Rights
Congo
2009, Vol. 1 No. 10
Responding to Rape as a Weapon of War in the Democratic Republic of Congo: CIDA's Actions in an Evaluative Framework
By Arielle K. Eirienne
At the time of the incident, I was living … in the bush, hiding from the war. One day, I had gone to the fields to collect some food to eat. As I was cultivating, I heard someone screaming loudly and the next minute armed men appeared in... Read Article »
Rape War Sexual Violence Democratic Republic Of Congo International Law Human Rights

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