Sex, Consent and Justice: A New Feminist Framework
Increasingly fraught debates about sex, consent, feminism, justice, law, and gender relations have taken centre stage in academic, journalistic and social media circles in recent years. This has resulted in a myriad of new theories, debates and mediated movements including #MeToo and #TimesUp. In this book, Tina Sikka explores many of the contradictions and tensions that make up these debates and movements. She looks in particular at those that draw together contemporary understandings of justice, violence, consent, pleasure and desire. 
Drawing on the cases of Avital Ronell, Aziz Ansari, Jian Ghomeshi, Harvey Weinstein and Louis CK, she applies historical, explanatory, diagnostic and solutions-based tools to unpack two debates in particular – namely, contemporary sexual norms with regards to what is permissible and desirable sexual behaviour, and what constitutes justice in relation to gender-based sexual violence. Ultimately, Sikka proposes concrete legislative and policy recommendations and examines the necessary cultural changes needed to retain a progressive conception of sexual relations and consent.

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Sex, Consent and Justice: A New Feminist Framework
Increasingly fraught debates about sex, consent, feminism, justice, law, and gender relations have taken centre stage in academic, journalistic and social media circles in recent years. This has resulted in a myriad of new theories, debates and mediated movements including #MeToo and #TimesUp. In this book, Tina Sikka explores many of the contradictions and tensions that make up these debates and movements. She looks in particular at those that draw together contemporary understandings of justice, violence, consent, pleasure and desire. 
Drawing on the cases of Avital Ronell, Aziz Ansari, Jian Ghomeshi, Harvey Weinstein and Louis CK, she applies historical, explanatory, diagnostic and solutions-based tools to unpack two debates in particular – namely, contemporary sexual norms with regards to what is permissible and desirable sexual behaviour, and what constitutes justice in relation to gender-based sexual violence. Ultimately, Sikka proposes concrete legislative and policy recommendations and examines the necessary cultural changes needed to retain a progressive conception of sexual relations and consent.

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Sex, Consent and Justice: A New Feminist Framework

Sex, Consent and Justice: A New Feminist Framework

by Tina Sikka
Sex, Consent and Justice: A New Feminist Framework

Sex, Consent and Justice: A New Feminist Framework

by Tina Sikka

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Overview

Increasingly fraught debates about sex, consent, feminism, justice, law, and gender relations have taken centre stage in academic, journalistic and social media circles in recent years. This has resulted in a myriad of new theories, debates and mediated movements including #MeToo and #TimesUp. In this book, Tina Sikka explores many of the contradictions and tensions that make up these debates and movements. She looks in particular at those that draw together contemporary understandings of justice, violence, consent, pleasure and desire. 
Drawing on the cases of Avital Ronell, Aziz Ansari, Jian Ghomeshi, Harvey Weinstein and Louis CK, she applies historical, explanatory, diagnostic and solutions-based tools to unpack two debates in particular – namely, contemporary sexual norms with regards to what is permissible and desirable sexual behaviour, and what constitutes justice in relation to gender-based sexual violence. Ultimately, Sikka proposes concrete legislative and policy recommendations and examines the necessary cultural changes needed to retain a progressive conception of sexual relations and consent.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781474479219
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Publication date: 07/17/2023
Pages: 264
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.55(d)

About the Author

Tina Sikka is Lecturer in Media and Culture at Newcastle University. Tina works in the areas of feminist science studies, critical race theory, health and the environment.

Table of Contents

Introduction

  1. Feminist Waves, Movements and Moments
  2. Consent Cultures, Alternatives and a New Approach
  3. #MeToo Past and Future
  4. #MeToo and the Case for Restorative Justice
  5. Case Studies, Methodology and Harvey Weinstein
  6. The Case of Comedian Louis C.K.
  7. Media Personality Jian Ghomeshi
  8. New York UniversityProfessor Avital Ronell

Conclusion: #MeToo: New Models and New Possibilities

Index

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