Race-ing Rape
Representations of Sexual Violence in American Combat Films
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12060002 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Conolly-Smith (Queens College, CUNY, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 233-251 |
| Publication date | 2013-09-28 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | War & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0729-2473 • E-ISSN: 2042-4345 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/0729247313z.00000000025 |
| OpenAlex | W2037173995 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 9 |
Although portrayals of the rape of Asian women in American combat films are associated with the Vietnam War movie, such scenarios first became an established trope of the combat genre in films made during and about World War II. While pre-Vietnam War films used rape as a narrative device to justify US foreign and military policy, Vietnam combat films later used it as metaphor for US imperialism. Notwithstanding this difference, the combat film’s representation of sexual violence both pre- and post-Vietnam has always thrived on its confirmation of an American hegemony predicated on the subjugation of peoples (and, in particular, women) of colour
Art · Criminology · Hegemony · Literature · Metaphor · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Race (biology · Representation (politics · Sexual violence · Sociology · Trope (literature · Vietnam War · European history and politics · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · History · Law · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |