Hunting Girls: Sexual Violence from the Hunger Games to Campus Rape

by Kelly Oliver

Book Overview

Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games), Bella Swan (Twilight), Tris Prior (Divergent), and other strong and resourceful characters have decimated the fairytale archetype of the helpless girl waiting to be rescued. Giving as good as they get, these young women access reserves of aggression to liberate themselves--but who truly benefits? By meeting violence with violence, are women turning victimization into entertainment? Are they playing out old fantasies,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231178360
• ISBN13: 9780231178365
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher