Sexual Violence in History: A Bibliography

compiled by Stefan Blaschke

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Introduction

+ Aims & Scope

+ Structure

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Announcements

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Alphabetical Index

+ Author Index

+ Speaker Index


Chronological Index

+ Ancient History

+ Medieval History

+ Modern History


Geographical Index

+ African History

+ American History

+ Asian History

+ European History

+ Oceanian History


Topical Index

+ Prosecution

+ Cases

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+ Offenders

+ Victims

+ Society

+ Research

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Start: Topical Index: Representations: Video Games: Action Video Games: 21st Century:

Representations: Video Games:
TOMB RAIDER series

G e n e r a l   I n f o r m a t i o n

»Tomb Raider, also known as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider from 2001 to 2008, is a media franchise that originated with an action-adventure video game series created by British gaming company Core Design. (...) The franchise focuses on the fictional British archaeologist Lara Croft, who travels around the world searching for lost artefacts and infiltrating dangerous tombs and ruins. Gameplay generally focuses on exploration, solving puzzles, navigating hostile environments filled with traps, and fighting enemies. Additional media has been developed for the franchise in the form of film adaptations, comics and novels.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)


Tomb Raider (Reboot, released 2013)

I n f o r m a t i o n

»Tomb Raider is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix's European branch. It is the tenth main entry and a reboot of the Tomb Raider series, acting as the first instalment in the Survivor trilogy that reconstructs the origins of Lara Croft. The game was released for PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360 on 5 March 2013. Gameplay focuses on survival, with exploration when traversing the island and visiting various optional tombs. It is the first game in the main series to have multiplayer and the first game in the series to be published by Square Enix after the latter's acquisition of Eidos Interactive in 2009. « (Extract from: Wikipedia)


K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 21st Century | II. Geographical Index: European History: English History | III. Topical Index: Cases: Fictional Victims: Lara Croft; Types: Circumstances: Attempted Rape


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

I. Author Index

[Info] Hoffin, Kevin, et al. »The Normalisation of Sexual Deviance and Sexual Violence in Video Games.« Video Games Crime and Next-Gen Deviance: Reorienting the Debate. Edited by Craig Kelly et al. Bingley 2020: 151-174.

[Info] Gordon, Kenzie, et al. »"Fight Back or Die": Rape, Revenge, and the Supernatural in Tomb Raider.« SFRA Review 52 (2022): 195-202.

II. Speaker Index

[Info] Reamer, Nicole. »"We're sort of building her up and just when she gets confident, we break her down again": Tomb Raider's Lara Croft 'Rape Revenge' Backstory, Online Backlash, and the Trouble with Sexual Assault in Gaming.« 49th Annual Meeting of the Popular Culture Association / American Culture Association. Washington, D.C. 2019