Believability: Sexual Violence, Media, and the Politics of Doubt

by Sarah Banet-Weiser and Kathryn Claire Higgins

Book Overview

The #MeToo movement created more opportunities for women to speak up about sexual assault. But we are also living in a time when "fake news" and "alternative facts" call into question the very nature of truth.

This troubling paradox is at the heart of this compelling book. The convergence of #MeToo and the crisis of post-truth is used to explore the experiences of women and people of color whose claims around issues of sexual violence are...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509553827
• ISBN13: 9781509553822
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"