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Author Larcombe, Wendy.

Title Compelling engagements : feminism, rape law and romance fiction / Wendy Larcombe
Published Annandale, N.S.W. : Federation Press, 2005

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 WATERFT LAW  KM 544.4 K1 Lar/Cef  AVAILABLE
 MELB  KM 544.4 K1 Lar/Cef  AVAILABLE
Description xi, 170 pages ; 21 cm
regular print
Contents Introduction. Feminism, rape law and romance fiction -- Section I. Enduring stabilities -- Chapter 1. Consent and intent : gendering subjectivity in rape law -- Chapter 2. Desire and love : gendering subjectivity in Harlequin Mills and Boon fiction -- Section II. The fortitude of heroines -- Chapter 3. Victims and the dis/qualification of rape complainants -- Chapter 4. Heroines and the in/security of romance readers -- Section III. Fear and hope -- Chapter 5. False complain(an)ts and other legal fictions -- Chapter 6. Prefered readers and other romances -- Conclusion. Compelling engagements
Summary Analyses the gendered subjects of rape law and romance fiction and through readings of Australian rape cases, Harlequin Mills and Boon romances and the gendered subjects they produce, this book brings fresh insight into the scripts of gender and exchange that underpin these texts and women's engagement with them
Analysis Criminal law (Australia)
Women's studies
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration -- Australia.
Sexual abuse victims -- Australia.
Romance fiction.
Romance-language fiction.
Feminism.
Feminist criticism.
Women in literature.
Sex in literature.
Sex and law -- Australia.
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Australia.
Rape -- Australia.
LC no. 2005362181
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