Elaine Replogle
Bio:
Elaine Replogle teaches in the sociology department at the University of Oregon. Her specialties include the sociology of mental health, medical sociology, and immigration. She recently finished co-editing a volume on immigration debates (Sage, 2012) and is currently working on a project on mobs, sexual violence, and gender.
WMC Women Under Siege
In wartime Berlin, rape took no sides
Not every survivor wants to talk about rape. We know that many women and men choose to keep their stories private, be it to move past their abuse internally or, perhaps more often, to avoid being shunned or re-attacked. We also know that open conversation about sexualized violence is something whole societies still grapple with: From Sudan to the United States, it is only in the last few decades that a respectful public dialogue has begun. It is that much more important, then, to recognize historical examples—the few instances in which women did come forward despite a climate that was likely even more judgmental than today’s.
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