Dr Hannah Bows hannah.bows@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor
“It's Like a Drive by Misogyny”: Sexual Violence at UK Music Festivals
Bows, Hannah; Day, Aviah; Dhir, Alishya
Authors
Aviah Day
Alishya Dhir alishya.dhir@durham.ac.uk
Post Doctoral Research Associate
Abstract
Despite increasing scholarly and media attention on sexual violence in public spaces, including those associated with the night-time economy and licensed venues, music festivals have been largely absent from research and policy. This paper presents the findings from the first UK study of sexual violence at music festivals, drawing on data from interviews with 13 women who have experienced some form of sexual harassment or assault at a festival. Analysis reveals that sexual violence at festivals occurs on a continuum and represents an extension of rape culture through which sexual violence is culturally condoned and normalized, enabled through a number of environmental and culture features that are unique to festivals.
Citation
Bows, H., Day, A., & Dhir, A. (2022). “It's Like a Drive by Misogyny”: Sexual Violence at UK Music Festivals. Violence Against Women, https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012221120443
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 10, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | Aug 25, 2022 |
Publication Date | Aug 25, 2022 |
Deposit Date | May 11, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 29, 2024 |
Journal | Violence Against Women |
Print ISSN | 1077-8012 |
Electronic ISSN | 1552-8448 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012221120443 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1207699 |
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