Download or read book What is Rape? written by Hilkje Charlotte Hänel and published by transcript Verlag. This book was released on 2018-08-31 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What exactly is rape? And how is it embedded in society? Hilkje Charlotte Hänel offers a philosophical exploration of the often misrepresented concept of rape in everyday life, systematically mapping out and elucidating this atrocious phenomenon. Hänel proposes a theory of rape as a social practice facilitated by ubiquitous sexist ideologies. Arguing for a normative cluster model for the concept of rape, this timely intervention improves our understanding of lived experiences of sexual violence and social relations within sexist ideologies.