Sexual Violence in History: A Bibliography

compiled by Stefan Blaschke

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Start: Topical Index: Representations: Films: 21st Century:

Representations: Films:
REVENGE

I n f o r m a t i o n

»Revenge is a 2017 French rape and revenge action thriller film written and directed by Coralie Fargeat in her feature directorial debut, and starring Matilda Lutz, Kevin Janssens, Vincent Colombe, and Guillaume Bouchède. The plot follows a young woman who is raped and left for dead in the desert by three men, where she recovers and seeks vengeance upon them.« -- More information: Wikipedia


K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 21st Century | II. Geographical Index: European History: French History | III. Topical Index: Types: General: Rape


B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Evans, Bonnie. »Rape and Revenge (2017): The male gaze and fourth wave feminist rage in rape-revenge film.« Continuum (May 2, 2025).

II. Speaker Index

[Info] Dietz, Benjamin, et al. »Rape & Revenge im Film: Versuch einer filmhistorischen Rekonstruktion.« Rape and Revenge: Rache-Kulturen und sexualisierte Gewalt in intermedialer Perspektive / Revenge-cultures and sexualized violence in intermedial perspectives. Hamburg 2022.

[Info] Miller, April. »Cuts Like a Knife: The “Excesses” of Feminism and #MeToo’s Influence on the Rape-Revenge Film.« Annual Meeting of the National Women's Studies Association. San Francisco 2019.

[Info] Miller, April. »Cuts Like a Knife: The ‘Excesses’ of Feminism and #MeToo’s Influence on the Rape-Revenge Film.« 61st Annual Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference. Denver 2020.