Journal article
Romancing revenge: violent masculine (anti)heroes and other dangerous objects
Overland, Vol.1 April 2020
2020
Abstract
As I write this, hundreds of mourners in Brisbane, and many more around the world, are remembering the lost lives of the latest victims of horrific gender-based violence in Australia. Domestic violence is perhaps the most common and insidious of all human rights violations in this country, with one Australian woman killed each week by her current or former partner a familiar statistic. In the aftermath of this most recent familicide, the perpetrator was revealed as controlling and obsessive, his resentment morphing into hatred and shocking violence when unable to control access to his former partner and children. The crime has sparked a wider discussion about the cultural underpinnings of domestic violence, and the very real harms that may result from established beliefs about gender and identity. Public focus is also falling on the abject failure of Australia’s political and legal establishment, to deal with this national crisis of gendered violence, alongside the now customary call to action and new ideas for prevention.
Details
- Title
- Romancing revenge: violent masculine (anti)heroes and other dangerous objects
- Authors
- Susan Hopkins - University of Southern Queensland
- Publication details
- Overland, Vol.1 April 2020
- Publisher
- O.L. Society Ltd.
- Date published
- 2020
- ISSN
- 1444-3163
- Organisation Unit
- School of Education and Tertiary Access
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991140506002621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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