Mithu Sanyal, "Rape: From Lucretia to #MeToo" (Verso, 2019)
b'My guest today, author Mithu Sanyal, describes the topic of rape as a \\u2018cultural sore spot,\\u2019 one that requires yet eludes wide conversation. Her latest book,\\xa0Rape: From Lucretia to #MeToo\\xa0(Verso,\\xa02019), bravely starts this conversation. It covers the history of rape as well as of our divergent and misguided conceptions for it, and it addresses the topic\\u2019s intersection with matters of gender stereotypes and racism. We unpack these topics in our interview, along with the psychological phenomena undergirding conflicts over consent and body sovereignty. This episode will be of interest for anyone interested in the problems of sexual violence and gender bias.\\nMithu Sanyal\\xa0is an award-winning broadcaster, academic, and author based in Dusseldorf. Her prior book,\\xa0Vulva, has been translated into five languages.\\nEugenio Duarte, Ph.D. is a psychologist and psychoanalyst practicing in Miami. He treats individuals and couples, with specialties in gender and sexuality, eating and body image problems, and relationship issues. He is a graduate and faculty of William Alanson White Institute in Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis, and Psychology in New York City and former chair of their LGBTQ Study Group; and faculty at Florida Psychoanalytic Institute in Miami. He is also a contributing author to the book\\xa0Introduction to Contemporary Psychoanalysis: Defining Terms and Building Bridges\\xa0(2018, Routledge).\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law'