Gemma Beard
Biographic Data
| ID | 6574956 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gemma Beard |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gemma |
| FAMILY NAME | Beard |
| SIGNATURE | BEARD G |
| AFFILIATIONS | RMIT University |
| ORCID | 0009-0006-4197-1956 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
‘So fucking unfair’
Our study sought to build on the victim-centred justice scholarship by exploring whether victim-survivors felt any sense of justice after reporting sexual violence to police in Australia. Using the frameworks of kaleidoscopic justice and a recently developed reimagined procedural justice theory, we also explored which justice principles were present in 26 victim-survivors’ accounts of their reporting experiences. Semi-structured interviews with p…
AI-generated image-based sexual abuse
The rapid pace of advancements in AI, paired with widespread availability and decreasing technical barriers, has resulted in significant concern about the generation of synthetic sexualized imagery (e.g., sexual “deepfakes”). We surveyed a representative sample of 7231 respondents in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States to map the prevalence of perpetrating and consuming AI-generated image-based sexual abuse (AI-IBSA). In those th…
‘It's still abuse’
There are growing concerns about AI-generated image-based sexual abuse (AI-IBSA), also known as nonconsensual sexualized ′deepfakes.′ Empirical research on AI-IBSA, however, remains very limited. This study surveyed 7231 respondents across Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States to investigate community attitudes and perceptions on AI-IBSA. Through a vignette study, we explored the relationship between public familiarity with AI-IBSA…
Doing gender”
Image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) refers to the non-consensual taking, creating, or sharing of intimate images, as well as threats to share intimate images. While considerable research has examined the nature, scope, and impacts of IBSA, comparatively little is known about perpetration. Drawing on a digital ethnography of 47 different websites, this article explores how users “do gender” through the online sharing of non-consensual intimate images.…
“Even though I’m not an incel, I’m still an involuntary celibate”
Incels, or involuntary celibates, represent a sub-section of the manosphere: an informal confederacy of digital communities where men construct and strengthen anti-feminist/male hegemonic narratives. Inceldom represents a beta masculine identity, with members placing themselves at the bottom of a natural hierarchy. Bonded by a shared belief in their genetic inferiority and ensuing sexual marginalization, they are depressed and angered by the perc…
Image-Based Sexual Abuse Perpetration
Image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) refers to the nonconsensual creating, taking, or sharing of intimate images, including threatening to share images. It can also include coercing someone into sharing intimate images, or sending unwanted intimate images. In recent years, there has been growing attention to the nature, scope, and impacts of IBSA, but comparatively little attention has been paid to the perpetration of these harms. This scoping review …
Judicial Constructions of Harm in Australian Image-Based Sexual Abuse Case Law
Despite almost every Australian state and territory criminalizing image-based sexual abuse (IBSA), which includes the non-consensual taking, creating, or sharing of intimate images, judicial discourse in this context remains underexplored. In this article, using feminist critical discourse analysis, we investigate how Australian courts conceptualize the harms of IBSA in 47 criminal and civil cases. We find that while the serious harms suffered by…
“The ultimate test of self-discipline”
NoFap is a community of mostly heterosexual men abstaining from what they see as an addictive cycle of pornography, masturbation, and orgasm, induced by the exploitation of innate male urges by the pornography industry. In the general population, increased masturbation and consumption of pornography are associated with psychological factors including low affect, loneliness, and boredom, all of which may be exacerbated by the lockdown/social dista…
Judicial Constructions of Harm in Australian Image-Based Sexual Abuse Case Law
Despite almost every Australian state and territory criminalizing image-based sexual abuse (IBSA), which includes the non-consensual taking, creating, or sharing of intimate images, judicial discourse in this context remains underexplored. In this article, using feminist critical discourse analysis, we investigate how Australian courts conceptualize the harms of IBSA in 47 criminal and civil cases. We find that while the serious harms suffered by…
“The ultimate test of self-discipline”
NoFap is a community of mostly heterosexual men abstaining from what they see as an addictive cycle of pornography, masturbation, and orgasm, induced by the exploitation of innate male urges by the pornography industry. In the general population, increased masturbation and consumption of pornography are associated with psychological factors including low affect, loneliness, and boredom, all of which may be exacerbated by the lockdown/social dista…
Image-Based Sexual Abuse Perpetration
Image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) refers to the nonconsensual creating, taking, or sharing of intimate images, including threatening to share images. It can also include coercing someone into sharing intimate images, or sending unwanted intimate images. In recent years, there has been growing attention to the nature, scope, and impacts of IBSA, but comparatively little attention has been paid to the perpetration of these harms. This scoping review …
Judicial Constructions of Harm in Australian Image-Based Sexual Abuse Case Law
Despite almost every Australian state and territory criminalizing image-based sexual abuse (IBSA), which includes the non-consensual taking, creating, or sharing of intimate images, judicial discourse in this context remains underexplored. In this article, using feminist critical discourse analysis, we investigate how Australian courts conceptualize the harms of IBSA in 47 criminal and civil cases. We find that while the serious harms suffered by…
“Even though I’m not an incel, I’m still an involuntary celibate”
Incels, or involuntary celibates, represent a sub-section of the manosphere: an informal confederacy of digital communities where men construct and strengthen anti-feminist/male hegemonic narratives. Inceldom represents a beta masculine identity, with members placing themselves at the bottom of a natural hierarchy. Bonded by a shared belief in their genetic inferiority and ensuing sexual marginalization, they are depressed and angered by the perc…
‘So fucking unfair’
Our study sought to build on the victim-centred justice scholarship by exploring whether victim-survivors felt any sense of justice after reporting sexual violence to police in Australia. Using the frameworks of kaleidoscopic justice and a recently developed reimagined procedural justice theory, we also explored which justice principles were present in 26 victim-survivors’ accounts of their reporting experiences. Semi-structured interviews with p…
AI-generated image-based sexual abuse
The rapid pace of advancements in AI, paired with widespread availability and decreasing technical barriers, has resulted in significant concern about the generation of synthetic sexualized imagery (e.g., sexual “deepfakes”). We surveyed a representative sample of 7231 respondents in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States to map the prevalence of perpetrating and consuming AI-generated image-based sexual abuse (AI-IBSA). In those th…
‘It's still abuse’
There are growing concerns about AI-generated image-based sexual abuse (AI-IBSA), also known as nonconsensual sexualized ′deepfakes.′ Empirical research on AI-IBSA, however, remains very limited. This study surveyed 7231 respondents across Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States to investigate community attitudes and perceptions on AI-IBSA. Through a vignette study, we explored the relationship between public familiarity with AI-IBSA…
Doing gender”
Image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) refers to the non-consensual taking, creating, or sharing of intimate images, as well as threats to share intimate images. While considerable research has examined the nature, scope, and impacts of IBSA, comparatively little is known about perpetration. Drawing on a digital ethnography of 47 different websites, this article explores how users “do gender” through the online sharing of non-consensual intimate images.…
Gender, Feminism, and Media (6 works) · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (5 works) · Human Factors and Ergonomics (3 works) · Poison control (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sexual abuse (3 works) · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Suicide prevention (3 works)