Greer has produced several discussion books and produced this little book on a big idea in 2018. A backlash to misogynistic and violent treatment has seen the rise of the #metoo movement. This movement has managed to cancel people without evidence or legal proceedings and has arisen because of the legal system’s ineptness at handling theseContinue reading “On Rape by Germaine Greer”
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History of Violence by Édouard Louis
This autobiographical novel documents Édouard’s rape at gunpoint. Édouard’s ambivalence toward Reda – the perpetrator – is at the centre of the subtle and complex story. Although Édouard reports him to the police he tries to understand what happened. After analysing the motives of Reda, he realises that Reda is ashamed of his homosexuality. Édouard’sContinue reading “History of Violence by Édouard Louis”