Women's Bodies and the Evolution of Anti-rape Technologies
From the Hoop Skirt to the Smart Frock
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5120432 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Caroline Wilson-Barnao (0000-0003-1062-5525, The University of Queensland, corresponding author), Alex Bevan (0000-0002-2013-5952, The University of Queensland), Robyn Lincoln (0000-0002-3784-2282, Bond University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 30-54 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Body & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1357-034X • E-ISSN: 1460-3632 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1357034x211058782 |
| OpenAlex | W4200503839 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 37 |
In this article, we explore smart deterrents and their historical precedents marketed to women and girls for the purpose of preventing harassment, sexual abuse and violence. Rape deterrents, as we define them, encompass customs, architectures, fashions, surveillant infrastructures, apps and devices conceived to manage and protect the body. Online searches reveal an array of technologies, and we engage with their prevention narratives and cultural construction discourses of the gendered body. Our critical analysis places recent rape deterrents in conversation with earlier technologies to untangle the persistent logics. These are articulated with reference to the ways that proto-digital technologies have been imported into the realm of ubiquitous computing and networks. Our conceptual framework offers novel pathways for discussing feminine bodies and their messy navigation of everyday life that include both threats to corporeal safety and collective imaginings of empowerment
Aesthetics · Conversation · Empowerment · Harassment · Internet privacy · Literature · Narrative · Political science · Realm · Sociology · Communication · Computer Science · Digital Games and Media · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2.67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |