Sarah Banet-Weiser and Kathryn C. Higgins, "Believability: Sexual Violence, Media, and the Politics of Doubt" (Polity Press, 2023)
Who is believed in our mediated world? In\xa0Believability: Sexual Violence, Media and the Politics of Doubt\xa0(Polity Press, 2023),\xa0\xa0Sarah Banet-Weiser,\xa0Distinguished Professor at the University of Pennsylvania\u2019s Annenberg School for Communication and Professor of Communication at the University of Southern California\u2019s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, and\xa0Kathryn Claire Higgins,\xa0Postdoctoral Fellow\xa0at the University of Pennsylvania\u2019s\xa0Annenberg Center for Collaborative Communication, examine this question by introducing the conception of an economy of believability governing who is, and who is not, believed or doubted. Written in the wake of #MeToo, the book engages directly with key contexts such as post-truth and the commodification of sexual violence. Thinking through questions of race and class, the analysis ranges widely, covering representations of sexual violence in fiction and non-fiction media, contemporary controversies and court cases, and the backlash from men in positions of power. The book is essential reading across the humanities and social sciences, as well as for anyone seeking to understand ongoing gender inequalities in media and in society.\nDave O'Brien\xa0is Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries, at the University of Sheffield.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law