Sexual Violence in History: A Bibliography

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First published: May 1, 2025 - Last updated: May 1, 2025

TITLE INFORMATION

Authors: Florentina Gümüş and Yeliz Biber Vangölü

Title: Medea as a rape narrative

Subtitle: Edward Bond’s Dea

Journal: European Journal of Women's Studies

Volume: 32

Issue: 1

Year: February 2025 (Published online: January 2, 2025)

Pages: 7-19

pISSN: 1350-5068 - Find a Library: WorldCat | eISSN: 1461-7420 - Find a Library: WorldCat

Language: English

Keywords: Modern History: 21st Century | European History: English History | Types: Rape; Representations: Literary Texts / Edward Bond



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Authors:
- Florentina Gümüş: ORCID, ResearchGate

- Yeliz Biber Vangölü, Atatürk Üniversitesi (Atatürk University) - Academia.edu, Google Scholar, ORCID, ResearchGate

Abstract: »In contemporary theatre, the abundance of rape references reflects an unprecedented interest in revealing its ubiquity throughout history. The most recent triggering point for this growing interest may have been the beginning of the #MeToo movement in 2017; however, rape narratives have been the subject of theatre even before. One illustrative example is Edward Bond’s play Dea, a radical adaptation of Euripides’ Medea. What renders this play remarkable is that, although rape is not a feature of the ancient story, Bond places rape at the core of his adaptation. Through Julie Sanders and Linda Hutcheon’s theories of adaptation, as well as Lisa Fitzpatrick’s critical approach to the representation of rape in theatre, this essay explores the possible reasons for this transformation and how rape is related to a broader context of violence in the play.« (Source: European Journal of Women's Studies)

Wikipedia: History of Europe: History of England | Literature: Ancient Greek literature / Euripides, Medea (play) | Literature: English literature / Edward Bond | Myth: Greek mythology / Medea | Sex and the law: Rape / History of rape