Gender Violence, the Law, and Society

M. Susanne Schotanus is the Director of Publications for Progressive Connexions and Series Editor of the Emerald Interdisciplinary Connexions series. Schotanus’ work is marked by a passion for interdisciplinarity and knowledge production, especially around topics that have traditionally been considered taboo.

• Introduction: Gender-based Violence, the Law, and Society; M. Susanne Schotanus Gender-Based Violence Section Introduction 1: Gender-Based Violence; Gavan Patrick Gray, Nidhi Shrivastava, and Deepesh Nirmaldas Dayal Chapter 1. Genocidal Violence, Biopolitics, and Treatment of Abducted and Raped Women in the Aftermath of 1947 Partition in India; Nidhi Shrivastava Chapter 2. The Commodification of Sex in Modern Japan: Outdated Attitudes and Overdue Reforms; Gavan Patrick Gray Chapter 3. Sexual Orientation Microaggressions in South Africa; Deepesh Nirmaldas Dayal Gender-Based Violence and the Law Section Introduction 2: Gender-Based Violence and the Law; Gavan Patrick Gray, Nidhi Shrivastava, and Deepesh Nirmaldas Dayal Chapter 4. The Insidious Culture of Fear in Indian Courts; Nidhi Shrivastava Chapter 5. Legal Responses to Sexual Violence in Japan: First Steps in a Lengthy Process of Rehabilitation; Gavan Patrick Gray Chapter 6. The Paradox of Constitutional Protection and Prejudice Experienced by LGBT People in South Africa; Deepesh Nirmaldas DayalGender-Based Violence and Society Section Introduction 3: Gender-Based Violence and Society; Gavan Patrick Gray, Nidhi Shrivastava, and Deepesh Nirmaldas Dayal Chapter 7. Rape and the Prevalent Culture of Silence in India; Nidhi Shrivastava Chapter 8. Japanese Gender Norms and their Impact on Male Attitudes Toward Women; Gavan Patrick Gray Chapter 9. Intersectional Influences of Sexual Orientation Microaggressions in South Africa; Deepesh Nirmaldas Dayal Postscript; M. Susanne Schotanus