TY - JOUR
T1 - Dismantling Dominant Sexual Violence Research Without Using the Master's Tools
AU - Nic Giolla Easpaig, Brona
AU - Fryer, David
N1 - Imported on 10 Apr 2017 - DigiTool details were: month (773h) = August 2011; Journal title (773t) = Gay and Lesbian Issues and Psychology Review. ISSNs: 1833-4512;
PY - 2011/8
Y1 - 2011/8
N2 - In this brief commentary we argue that currently dominant 'mainstream' sexual violence research reproduces heterosexism and cisgenderism and 'others' community members of diverse sexual and gendered identities by positioning them as exotic. We suggest that the hegemonic research apparatus, manifested through discourses, definitions, practices, methodologies, methods, technical procedures, educational practices and debate in this area, is problematically flawed. We argue that, through interconnected processes of, firstly, 'psychologisation' (the construction of the psychological subject); secondly, pathologising explanations; and thirdly, disconnection of power-knowledge from violence, the theoretical resources for working progressively within communities to address sexual violence are severely compromised.
AB - In this brief commentary we argue that currently dominant 'mainstream' sexual violence research reproduces heterosexism and cisgenderism and 'others' community members of diverse sexual and gendered identities by positioning them as exotic. We suggest that the hegemonic research apparatus, manifested through discourses, definitions, practices, methodologies, methods, technical procedures, educational practices and debate in this area, is problematically flawed. We argue that, through interconnected processes of, firstly, 'psychologisation' (the construction of the psychological subject); secondly, pathologising explanations; and thirdly, disconnection of power-knowledge from violence, the theoretical resources for working progressively within communities to address sexual violence are severely compromised.
KW - Open access version available
KW - Cisgenderism
KW - Heterosexism
KW - Psychologisation
KW - Sexual violence
M3 - Article
SN - 1833-4512
VL - 7
SP - 168
EP - 175
JO - Gay and Lesbian Issues and Psychology Review
JF - Gay and Lesbian Issues and Psychology Review
IS - 2
ER -
