1st Edition

Revenge Pornography Gender, Sexuality and Motivations

By Matthew Hall, Jeff Hearn Copyright 2018
162 Pages
by Routledge

162 Pages
by Routledge

162 Pages
by Routledge

Facilitated by developments in technologies, the non-consensual posting of sexually explicit images of someone else for revenge, entertainment or political motive – so-called revenge porn – has become a global phenomenon. This groundbreaking book argues that fundamental and recurring issues about how victims are violated can be understood in terms of gender and sexual dynamics and constructions,... Read more

Introduction 1. Mapping the Terrain 2. Responses 3. Situating Revenge Porn 4. Online Interactions 5. A Discursive Approach to Revenge Porn 6. 'She took my kids, ruined my life': Heterosexual Men's Accounts 7. 'Just want to use you for sex': Heterosexaul Women's Accounts 8. '...cheater! liar! thief!': Gay and Lesbian Accounts 9. Discussion 10. Future Interventions Index

Biography

Matthew Hall is Research Associate at Ulster University and an Associate Academic at the University of Derby. He is also an editor for the Journal of Gender Studies. His research has focused on gender, sexuality, body image, beauty cultures, online violences, substance (mis)use and veterans' health and well-being.

Jeff Hearn is Professor of Sociology, University of Huddersfield, UK; Senior Professor, Gender Studies, Örebro University, Sweden; and Professor Emeritus, Hanken School of Economics, Finland. His research focuses on gender, sexuality, violence, organisations and transnationalisations.