This book explores young adults' experiences and understandings of sexualised violence within licensed venues. Although anecdotally common, unwanted sexual attention in pubs and clubs has been the focus of relatively little criminological analysis. This text provides the first exploration of how and why unwanted sexual attention occurs in licensed venues. Using wide-ranging research from over two hundred participants, Fileborn argues that what 'counts' as unwanted sexual attention is highly context-dependent and situated within a complex assemblage of a venue's culture, environment, and community.

Dealing with issues such as the roles gender, sexuality, space, and social belonging play in shaping young adults' experiences, this book recounts how young people make sense of unwanted sexual attention within a culturally complex, alcohol-fuelled, and sexually-charged environment. A thorough and thought-provoking text, this book will be of particular interest to scholars ofcriminology, sociology, and political science.

Draws on extensive empirical research from a diverse group of participants Questions how and why unwanted sexual attention occurs Examines the role of space as a factor in the occurrence of sexual violence

Autorentext

Bianca Fileborn is a Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University, Australia. She has particular expertise and interest in the field of sexual violence.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Setting the Scene: Space, Identity and Sexual Violence.- Chapter 2. Blurred Boundaries: Establishing the Contours of Unwanted Sexual Attention.- Chapter 3. Community and Belonging.- Chapter 4. Sexual Culture and Consent.- Chapter 5. Drugs and Booze.- Chapter 6. Space and Control.- Chapter 7. Taking Back the Night: Theorising and Preventing Unwanted Sexual Attention