The International Risk Podcast Episode 234: Sexual Violence in Racial Capitalism with Alison Phipps
Today we have Alison Phipps on the podcast to discuss Sexual Violence in Racial Capitalism. Dominic and Alison discuss: What sexual violence means in terms of racial capitalism; What racial capitalism is; How framing sexual violence as a tool of racial capitalism changes the way we think about its causes and solutions; The ways in which the narrative of 'sexual threat' serves modern colonialism, justice systems, policing, the courts, and capitalist interests; What a genuinely inclusive, anti-capitalist, anti-racist response to sexual violence look like in practice; And more!
Want to find out more about transformative justice and what you can do? A few links:
- Transform Harm
- Abolitionist Futures (UK)
- Critical Resistance (US)
- Abolition Feminism for Ending Sexual Violence
The two books Alison also talks about, apart from her own, are The Rise of Femonationalism by Sarah R. Farris and Women and Gender in Islam by Leila Ahmed.
Alison Phipps is a UK-based scholar, writer and teacher working in the area of gender, with a specific focus on sexual violence. She’s currently Professor of Sociology at Newcastle University and honorary Professor in the Centre for Women’s Studies at the University of York. Her latest book is called Me, Not You: the trouble with mainstream feminism and is published by Manchester University Press. There is currently a 50% discount code for UK purchases: OTH583.
Alison’s forthcoming book is called Sexual Violence in Racial Capitalism, and is also with Manchester University Press. Do subscribe to her website to get any future discount codes and to keep in the loop for her upcoming book!
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