Articles about 'rape'
Work in progress
Our anonymous author speaks out about her rape and the consequent criminal trial
Anonymous // 22 September 2017
Edinburgh Festival Fringe: part two
Here are The F-Word’s second set of reviews of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe covering comedy and theatre
Various Authors // 15 August 2017
Edinburgh Festival Fringe: part one
Here are The F-Word’s first set of reviews of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe covering theatre, comedy, cabaret and variety
Various Authors // 10 August 2017
Categories: Comedy, Music, Reviews, Spoken Work, Theatre
A dangerous kind of forgiveness
Taryn de Vere reads South of Forgiveness by Thordis Elva and questions whether the author’s personal account of ‘forgiving’ her rapist sets an unhelpful and problematic precedent
Taryn De Vere // 7 August 2017
The secret lives of white middle class America
Nick Beard is impressed with the nuanced way in which Big Little Lies deals with domestic violence and the emotional aftermath of rape
Nick Beard // 24 May 2017
Categories: Reviews, Television
A story that breaks the skin
Hannah Atkinson reviews Meena Kandasamy’s When I Hit You and finds it a heart-breaking and stunningly realistic portrayal of one woman’s experience of an abusive relationship
Hannah Atkinson // 22 May 2017
My rape wasn’t dramatic – but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t real
Our monthly guest blogger, Madeleine Pownall, welcomes the portrayal of rape in Netflix show 13 Reasons Why, and argues that lack of resistance does not constitute consent
Guest Blogger // 17 May 2017
Categories: Blog
Two women speak
No Place for a Woman’s treatment of mental health strikes a chord with Samuel Sims
Samuel Sims // 16 May 2017
Fantasies and politics
Rita Suszek is engaged and disturbed by Louise Orwin’s show about sexual desire and sexual violence at Camden People’s Theatre
Rita Suszek // 8 May 2017
Young lives lived under the radar
Emily Holyoake is unsettled by Jane Upton’s play about young victims of abuse
Emily Holyoake // 3 May 2017
An exploration of consent at the National Theatre
Naomi Westerman finds much to think about when reviewing Nina Raine’s new play, Consent
Naomi Westerman // 12 April 2017
Why can’t Theresa May put women first?
The Human Rights Act is a lifesaving piece of legislation for women, so why, asks Jennifer Hudson, is the Prime Minister so keen to scrap it?
Guest Blogger // 6 March 2017
Categories: Blog
Not every film about rape is a feminist film
Sophie Mayer on why she won't be seeing Elle, Paul Verhoeven's latest film which opens in cinemas soon
Guest Blogger // 27 February 2017
Categories: Blog
Not guilty does not mean innocent
The overturning of Ched Evans’ rape conviction isn’t just an exception, it’s a threat to the fabric of institutions that campaign to protect women, writes Rashida Islam
Guest Blogger // 22 October 2016
Categories: Blog
Mum sex – lie back and think of casseroles?
Let's put an end to tired, retrograde and dangerous ideas about 'mum sex', argues Ellie Hutchinson
Guest Blogger // 7 October 2016
Categories: Blog
A voice that refuses to be silenced
Charlie Morris reviews Manuela Salvi’s controversial novel Girl Detached, and finds it to be a bold and unflinching exploration of grooming and rape culture
Charlie Morris // 8 September 2016
Theatre at the Edinburgh Fringe – part three
Our fifth post of reviews from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, covering theatre
Various Authors // 15 August 2016
The wrong kind of victim
Following the coverage of the Stanford university rape case, an anonymous contributor discusses her own experiences of sexual assault and the difficulties she faced when identifying herself as a victim of rape
Guest Blogger // 19 July 2016
Rape: I was waiting for it to be my turn
A survivor shares her story
Guest Blogger // 11 February 2016
Categories: Blog
My rapist walked free
As only 6% of reported rapes end in a conviction, an anonymous contributor tells her harrowing story
Guest Blogger // 1 February 2016
‘Tis the season for “don’t get raped” advice
It's our #festivefeminism month and Ellie Hutchinson asks why we have to put up with the now annual "don't get raped" messages from the police
Guest Blogger // 22 December 2015
Categories: Blog
We could all benefit from learning about consent
D H Kelly argues that our cultural ideas about consent are confused and contradictory and we could all benefit from learning more about it
D H Kelly // 3 November 2015
Categories: Blog
Never asking for it
Kat Wootton hails Kate Harding’s new book as an important part of a struggle against rape culture
Katherine Wootton // 2 November 2015
The false rape/assault accusation trope – a bit fishy and definitely not funny
Rosa Walling-Wefelmeyer is unimpressed with Home and Away's recent use of the tired and potentially harmful false rape accusation trope
Guest Blogger // 4 September 2015
Categories: Blog, Features & Reviews Round-Up
Is this the most important book of 2015?
Consent and victim-blaming in the age of the smartphone: we should all be talking about Louise O'Neill's Asking For It, says Gemma Fraser
Gemma Fraser // 3 September 2015
Categories: Books, Reviews, Uncategorized
