The topic “Rape & Revenge” was approached from different research perspectives in an intercultural and transdisciplinary way: Literary, Cultural and Film Studies, Gender Research, Historical Studies, Legal Studies, Ethnology, Applied Cultural Studies, Music and Art Studies, Philosophy. In addition, certain myths and topoi were also discussed in a cross-cultural perspective, comparing narratives and scenarios from Western cultural contexts with corresponding examples from African and Indian cultures and discourses. Last but not least, the workshop also offered the opportunity to shed light on the topic in an intermedial perspective by presenting examples from literature, film, the visual arts, and pop cultural artistic media such as the graphic novel. The workshop confirmed the assumption that the rape-revenge scenario is a narrative that can be historically traced back to antiquity and that is known in different cultures and handed down in different variations and media discourses. In this respect, the workshop dealt with a research-relevant topic that has not yet received attention in this form.
Note on the anthology: “A publication of the workshop’s contributions in an anthology has been announced for the fall of 2023.”
Persons responsible: Manuel Bolz, B.A. University of Hamburg, Institute for Empirical Cultural Studies (previously: Folklore/ Cultural Anthropology).
Department of Cultural Studies & PD Dr. Christine Künzel, University of Hamburg, Institute for German Studies.
Contact: manuel.bolz@uni-hamburg.de
Image source: Artemisia Gentileschi/Wikipedia.