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“It's Like a Drive by Misogyny”: Sexual Violence at UK Music Festivals

Bows, Hannah; Day, Aviah; Dhir, Alishya

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Aviah Day

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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
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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