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 The Commodification of Sex in Modern Japan: Outdated Attitudes and Overdue Reforms; Gavan Patrick Gray Chapter 3.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