To send
contributions for the upcoming Agenda journal on
Rape
At the forefront of feminist
publishing in
This journal will be the third
edition of Agenda’s Gender-Based Violence trilogy – coming after
Domestic Violence (2005) and Trafficking (2006). Like the other two
editions, the journal will be published in late November/early December of
2007 to coincide with
We will investigate a number
of issues with regards to rape, including culture condoning rape, the
psychology of rape, date/acquaintance rape, gay rape, how rape is
portrayed in the media, religious/biblical representations of rape, power
relationships, the relationship between poverty/ economic dependence and
rape, and the influence of new technologies (ICTs, internet, chat rooms).
We would also like to receive
abstracts for articles that will investigate the need for special courts
that specifically deal with rape; the trend of ‘grooming victims’ by
perpetrators; the reason for South Africa’s high rape crime rate; how
committed African governments are to counter rape; the situation of men as
survivors of rape - if there is not legislation around it, can men legally
be raped?
We invite contributors from
all over the African continent and other developing countries to write on
the above-mentioned topics from either a research or an activism
perspective. We would also like to receive contributions from rape
survivors as well as from a legal expert to discuss rape trials from a
legal perspective.
Abstracts and contributions
must be written in English language and a style accessible to a wide
audience. Please submit abstracts to editor@agenda.org.za
All abstract submissions
must:
- Specify the specific key
area you would like to write on;
- Count 200-300
words;
- Include contact details:
your name, institution/organisation, telephone, email and the country in
which you reside/country of origin.
Deadline: Please submit no later than 11 July 2007.