Gender Violence: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

by Laura L. O'Toole (Editor), Jessica R. Schiffman (Editor), Rosemary Sullivan (Editor)

An updated edition of the groundbreaking anthology that explores the proliferation of gendered violence

From Harvey Weinstein to Brett Kavanaugh, accusations of gender violence saturate today’s headlines. In this fully revised edition of Gender Violence , Laura L. O’Toole, Jessica R. Schiffman, and Rosemary Sullivan bring together a new, interdisciplinary group of scholars, with up-to-date material on emerging issues like workplace harassment, transgender violence, intersectionality, and the #MeToo movement.

Contributors provide a fresh, informed perspective on gender violence, in all of its various forms. With twenty-nine new contributors, and twelve original essays, the third edition now includes emerging contemporary issues such as LGBTQ violence, sex work, and toxic masculinity.

A trailblazing text, Gender Violence, Third Edition is an essential read for students, activists, and others.

Genres: Nonfiction, Gender, Feminism

600 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1997

Reviews

[Christine · Rating 1 out of 5]

I think I should read a more recent edition if there is one. There's something off about this book. The first poem though, was very nice. But the following essays don't really seem to say anything. I'm not learning anything or thinking about what is written.