'The Rape Joke': censorship, affective activisms, and feeling subjects

This paper follows the affective impact of a story on rape culture in a school magazine in a US high school. Immediately following its publication, the school administrative enacted a policy of prior review on all future publications. The event made waves in US national news and online media and was...

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Published in:Journal of gender studies Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 102 - 113
Main Author: Niccolini, Alyssa D.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Abingdon Routledge 02.01.2018
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:
Activism
activisms
affect
Case studies
Censorship
College faculty
Freedom of speech
Freedoms
Infringement
Internet
Mass media
News
Politics
Rape
Rape culture
School environment
Schools
Secondary schools
social media
Students
United States > US
ISSN:0958-9236, 1465-3869
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Summary:This paper follows the affective impact of a story on rape culture in a school magazine in a US high school. Immediately following its publication, the school administrative enacted a policy of prior review on all future publications. The event made waves in US national news and online media and was denounced as an act of censorship and infringement on students' freedom of expression. In concert with other students and faculty at the school, the author of the piece engaged in various forms of protest and on- and off-line activism. This piece tracks the multiple political affects and effects activated by the article through a notion of affectivisms. This case study further explores notions of 'positive' school climate and the increasingly imbricated textures of schooling experiences with online media.
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ISSN:0958-9236
1465-3869
DOI:10.1080/09589236.2016.1202104