Oedipus Wrecked
The Moral Boundaries of Incest
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2366752 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nancy L Fischer (Macalester College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 92-110 |
| Publication date | 2003-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Gender & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0891-2432 • E-ISSN: 1552-3977 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0891243202238980 |
| OpenAlex | W2004283964 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 27 |
This article describes the meaning of incest in contemporary popular culture. The author explores how feminism and changes in systems of kinship and sexuality have affected present-day discourse on incest, comparing the significance of blood relations and notions of abuse in constructing incest. The author analyzes media commentaries on two contemporary incestuous events that generated publicity: Kathryn Harrison's memoir of a sexual affair with her biological father and Woody Allen's relationship with Soon-Yi Previn. The author explores how commentators framed incest as morally objectionable in reaction to these two cases. She argues that blood ties are prevalent, but are becoming less relevant to discussions of incest in popular culture, and that feminist constructions of incest as an exploitation of power relations have been powerful enough for individuals to apply this framework even when adults (rather than children) are involved
Criminology · Epistemology · Feminism · Human sexuality · Kinship · Memoir · Political science · Psychoanalysis · Publicity · Sociology · Anthropology · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Law · Philosophy · Psychology
Embattled paradise
Men's lives
Feminism unmodified
Constructing Reality
The incidence and prevalence of intrafamilial and extrafamilial sexual abuse of female children
Father-Daughter Incest
Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse of Children
Current Information on the Scope and Nature of Child Sexual Abuse
Feminism Unmodified
Politics and the Struggle to Define
Father-Daughter Incest
Can the nuclear family be revived
Sexual Traffic
Contributions to Children by Divorced Fathers
Women as Fathers
Doing the Right Thing
That's Our Kind of Constellation
Opting Into Motherhood
Fracturing Domesticity
Victimized Daughters
Survivor Discourse
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2007 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |