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The Limits of Consent

Sexual Assault and Affirmative Consent

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  • Draws on 18 months of research
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Part of the book series: Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies (PSLS)

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This open access book examines the ways that consent operates in contemporary culture, suggesting it is a useful starting point to respectful relationships. This work, however, seeks to delve deeper, into the more complicated aspects of sexual consent. It examines the ways meaningful consent is difficult, if not impossible, in relationships that involve intimate partner violence or family violence. It considers the way vulnerable communities need access to information on consent. It highlights the difficulties of consent and reproductive rights, including the use (and abuse) of contraception and abortion. Finally, it considers the ways that young women are reshaping narratives of sexual assault and consent, as active agents both online and offline. Though this work considers victimisation, it also pays careful attention to the ways vulnerable groups take up their rights and understand and practice consent in meaningful ways.



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Table of contents (7 chapters)

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

    Lisa Featherstone, Cassandra Byrnes, Paige Donaghy

  • Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

    Jenny Maturi, Kiara Minto, Renée Mickelburgh

About the authors

Lisa Featherstone is Professor and Head of School of the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry at the University of Queensland, Australia.

Cassandra Byrnes is Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Queensland, Australia.

Jenny Maturi is Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Queensland, Australia.

Kiara Minto is Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Queensland, Australia.

RenĂ©e Mickelburgh is Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Queensland, Australia.

Paige Donaghy is Associate Lecturer and Research Assistant at the University of Queensland, Australia.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Limits of Consent

  • Book Subtitle: Sexual Assault and Affirmative Consent

  • Authors: Lisa Featherstone, Cassandra Byrnes, Jenny Maturi, Kiara Minto, RenĂ©e Mickelburgh, Paige Donaghy

  • Series Title: Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46622-9

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2024

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-46621-2Published: 12 November 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-46624-3Published: 12 November 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-46622-9Published: 11 November 2023

  • Series ISSN: 2947-9274

  • Series E-ISSN: 2947-9282

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 138

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Socio-legal Studies, Sociology of the Body, Gender Studies, Criminal Behavior, Victimology, Critical Criminology

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