Recognition and the harms of “Cheer Up”

Vera-Gray, F.; Fileborn, B.

doi:10.22618/tp.pjcv.20182.1.171005

Recognition and the harms of “Cheer Up”

Vera-Gray, F.; Fileborn, B.

Authors

F. Vera-Gray

B. Fileborn

Abstract

A philosophical frame for violence against women and girls creates unique opportunities to deepen our understanding of the embodied consequences of men’s violence. Using the seemingly innocuous example of being told to “cheer up” or “smile”, we draw on Simone de Beauvoir and Franz Fanon’s work on recognition to suggest that a phenomenological approach to sexual violence may help to voice previously inarticulable harms. The dual frame of Beauvoir and Fanon also highlights the need for philosophical work on sexual violence to take account of the insights of intersectionality.

Citation

Vera-Gray, F., & Fileborn, B. (2018). Recognition and the harms of “Cheer Up”. Philosophical journal of conflict and violence, II(1), 78-96. https://doi.org/10.22618/tp.pjcv.20182.1.171005

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	May 15, 2018
Online Publication Date	May 31, 2018
Publication Date	May 31, 2018
Deposit Date	May 30, 2018
Publicly Available Date	Oct 9, 2018
Journal	Philosophical journal of conflict and violence
Print ISSN	2559-9917
Publisher	Trivent Publishing
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	II
Issue	1
Pages	78-96
DOI	https://doi.org/10.22618/tp.pjcv.20182.1.171005
Publisher URL	http://trivent-publishing.eu/pjcv.html

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