Book launch: Rape - A South African nightmare
| When: | Wednesday, 02 March 2016 - Wednesday, 02 March 2016 |
| Where: | Braamfontein Campus East WiSER Seminar Room, 6th Floor, Richard Ward Building |
| Start time: | 18:00 |
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The launch will take the form of a panel discussion, discussing the shock belief syndrome that characterises public responses to rape and many other topics.
In her new book, RAPE: A South African Nightmare, Professor Pumla Dineo Gqola unpacks the complex relationship South Africa has with rape by paying attention to the patterns and trends of rape, asking what we can learn from famous cases and why South Africa is losing the battle against rape.
The book interrogates the high-profile rape trials of President Jacob Zuma, Bob Hewitt, Makhaya Ntini and Baby Tshepang as well as the feminist responses to the Anene Booysen case.
The launch will take the form of a panel discussion that will include topics covered in the book, such as the shock belief syndrome that characterises public responses to rape, the female fear factory, boy rape, the rape of black lesbians and violent masculinities.
This event is hosted by the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research.
Respondents: Sarah Godsell (Wits) and Malebo Gololo (Founder of Malebosays)
Chair: Dr Danai Mupotsa (Lecturer, African Literature, Wits)
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