Sexual Violence in History: A Bibliography

compiled by Stefan Blaschke

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Chronological Index

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Geographical Index

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+ American History

+ Asian History

+ European History

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Announcements:
NEW PUBLICATIONS
(added in 2026)

I. A r t i c l e s

1. Blogs

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2. Collected Volumes

Added: January 1, 2026

[Info] Bal, Mieke. »NEIN! zu den Weinsteins dieser Welt: Susanna in Aufruhr.« Feministische Bibelwissenschaft im 21. Jahrhundert. Edited by Ilse Müllner et al. Stuttgart 2025: 200-210.

[Info] Beatty, Aidan. »From the SLL to the WRP: Violence, gender and the perils of Leninism.« In solidarity, under suspicion: The British far left from 1956. Edited by Daniel Frost et al. Manchester 2025: 94-117.

[Info] Cosgrave, Elinor. »Sexual Violence against Women in the Process of Captive-Taking in the Late Roman Republic and Early Empire.« Brill's Companion to Ancient Women and War in the Mediterranean World. Edited by Elizabeth Carney et al. Leiden 2025: 304-325.

[Info] Lampinen, Antti. »Boudica’s Daughters: Conquest and Rape in the Ancient Roman Discourse.« Ancient Rape Cultures: Sexual Violence in the Greek, Roman, Jewish, and Early Christian World. Edited by Elina Pyy. Rome 2025: 151-169.

[Info] Maier, Christl M. »Krieg und sexualisierte Gewalt: Traumastudien als neue Perspektive.« Feministische Bibelwissenschaft im 21. Jahrhundert. Edited by Ilse Müllner et al. Stuttgart 2025: 139-151.

[Info] Maweranga, Jones, et al. »Digital Feminist Citizenship in Malawi: Mwiza Chavura’s rape song.« Feminist digital citizenship in Africa: Agency, Rights and Resistance. Edited by Tanja Bosch et al. London 2025: 169-182.

[Info] Meier, Frank. »Prostituierte in mittelalterlichen Städten – zwischen Achtung und Verachtung.« Marginalization and Marginal Groups in Byzantium: Prostitutes, Actors, and Tavernkeepers. Edited by Despoina Ariantzi. Berlin 2025: 147-177.

[Info] Oosterhuis, Janwillem. »The Dutch Supreme Court on rape and sexual assault between 1886 and 1991.« The Making of Criminal Law: The Role of Case Law in the 19th and 20th Centuries. Edited by Aniceto Masferrer. London 2026: 178-200.

[Info] Radonić, Ljiljana. »Globalized Memorial Museums.« The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Cultural Heritage and Conflict. Edited by Ihab Saloul et al. Cham 2025.

[Info] Silva Prada, Natalia. »Putas, bellacas y alcahuetas: voces indias contra injurias en los estrados judiciales de Santafé de Bogotá, 1609-1616.« ntre injurias y devociones: autoridades, cuerpos y voces indígenas en los Andes del Norte en los siglos XVI al XVIII. Edited by Héctor Cuevas Arenas. Cali 2025: 21-56.

[Info] Sunnqvist, Martin. »Case law between the adoption of two criminal codes, Sweden 1864–1962: The definition of rape and aspects of criminal intent.« The Making of Criminal Law: The Role of Case Law in the 19th and 20th Centuries. Edited by Aniceto Masferrer. London 2026: 261-271.


3. Encyclopedias

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4. Journals

Added: January 1, 2026

[Info] Ahmed, Osman S., et al. »Is calling the SAF-RSF conflict a ‘dirty war’ an objective description or a moral judgment? A critical analysis of the ongoing war in Sudan (2023–present).« Cogent Social Sciences 11 (2025).

[Info] Aprile, Lucia. »Il dottore in guerra: violenze sessuali e saperi medico-legali nel Mezzogiorno in armi (1860-1865).« Rassegna storica del Risorgimento 112 (2025): 126-146.

[Info] Bianchini, Ginevra. »The “Unreliable Narrator of a Historical Manifesto”: Reimagining and Re-historicising Depictions of Sexual Violence During American Slavery in Kara Walker’s Testimony: Narrative of a Negress Burdened by Good IntentionsAngles No. 20 (2025).

[Info] Bosman, Tiana. »‘Hush-hush’: Hearing the Silent and Silenced Screams of Bathsheba and Tamar in 2 Samuel 11 and 13.« Scriptura 124 (2025).

[Info] Corti, Alessia. »“It’s just a song, don’t make a big deal out of it!”: How Italian Rap Lyrics Normalise Gender-Based Violence and Rape Culture.« The Beacon Journal of Human Rights (December 6, 2025).

[Info] Eichinger, Christoph, et al. »Das Hexenverhörprotokoll Fürsteneck (1703): Linguistische Analyse, kulturgeschichtliche Einordnung und Neuedition.« Passauer Jahrbuch 67 (2025): 1-113.

[Info] Eron, Abby. »Race, Contemporary Art, and Historical Memory.« The Brooklyn Rail (November 2025).

[Info] Kumari, Sheetal. »Is She Still There? Child Sex Trafficking, Traumatic Memory and Resilience in Mischa Marcus’ Film I Am Still Here.« Cinej 13 (2025): 390-425.

[Info] Odo, Damian O., et al. »Genesis 34:1-4 Read in the Context of Sexual Violence Against Female Teenagers in Nigerian Society.« Nsukka Journal of Religion and Cultural Studies 13 (2025).

[Info] Palmer, Margaret M. »“Stop Acting Like a Diva”: Responses to Sexual Violence in Young Adult Romance Novels.« SSM - Qualitative Research in Health 9 (2026).

[Info] Phillips, Carson. »Muted Memories: Reconciling Memories of Sexual Violence and Abuse in Holocaust Survivor Narratives.« Word and Text 15 (2025): 181-194.

[Info] Suciu, Marian. »The Korean Girl during the Japanese Occupation.« Annales Universitatis Apulensis. Series Philologica 26 (2025): 81-92.


5. Websites

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II. B o o k s

1. Collected Volumes

Added: January 1, 2026

[Info] Béraud, Céline, et al. eds. From Cases to Scandals: Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church. Leiden 2025.

[Info] Masferrer, Aniceto, ed. The Making of Criminal Law: The Role of Case Law in the 19th and 20th Centuries. London 2026.

[Info] Müllner, Ilse, et al., eds. Feministische Bibelwissenschaft im 21. Jahrhundert. Stuttgart 2025.


2. Encyclopedias

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3. Monographs

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III. O t h e r   P u b l i c a t i o n s

1. Essays

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2. Preprints

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3. Reports

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4. Reviews

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5. Working Papers

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IV. T h e s e s

1. Bachelor, Honors, Senior, Undergraduate Theses

Added: January 1, 2026

[Info] Blokh, Adele. “Stories that are silenced for way too Long”: Silence on sexual violence during the Holocaust and the importance of accurate depiction of it. B.A. Thesis, Fordham University, 2025.


2. Master Theses

Added: January 1, 2026

[Info] Fernández Soto, Alba. “Tis a Shame to Live”: The Loss of Feminine Virtue and “la Honra” in the Stage Plays of the Golden Age in England and Spain. Tesis, Universidad de Valladolid, 2025.


3. Ph.D. Theses

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