Type:	Journal Article
Title:	"Double crap!" abuse and harmed identity in Fifty Shades of Grey
Other Titles:	Journal of women's health
Authors:	Altenburger, Lauren E Walton, Nicole L Bonomi, Amy E
Keywords:	Stalking;Psychological abuse;Sexual assault;Representations of women;Dating violence
Topic:	Sexual violence
Year:	2013
Publisher:	Mary Ann Liebert
Citation:	22 (9), September 2013
Notes:	Bonomi et al’s article is contextualised within a social climate of increasing sexualised representations of women and the “normalization and romanticising of violence” (p.733) against women in popular culture. The article discusses the authors’ study of the depiction of the relationship between protagonists Christian Grey and Anastastia Steele in best-selling novel Fifty Shades of Grey:. More specifically, it explores elements of emotional abuse, such as stalking, intimidation and social isolation; physical abuse, such as slapping and choking; and sexual violence, such as intercourse without consent, detailed in the text. The authors draw the conclusion that Fifty Shades of Grey:does indeed place Anastasia in frequent situations that represent incidents of intimate partner violence, perpetrated by Christian. Anastasia’s responses to these interactions support this interpretation.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12938
ISSN:	1540-9996
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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