A Sense of Danger: Gender-Based Violence and the Quest for a Sensory Criminology

Amanda Holt; Sian Lewis

doi:10.1177/15570851231207866

A Sense of Danger: Gender-Based Violence and the Quest for a Sensory Criminology

Amanda Holt^*
, Sian Lewis

^*Corresponding author for this work

Roehampton University

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Abstract

This article responds to recent calls for a ‘sensory criminology’ by offering a multi-sensorial analysis of gender-based violence (GBV). We examine both the often-discussed external senses as well as the more marginalized internal senses and explore how emotion, the broader criminological ‘atmosphere’ of GBV and the shift in atmosphere during the Covid-19 pandemic are implicated in women’s experiences of street-based sexual harassment and sexual assault. By analysing over 140 stories of GBV during the Covid-19 lockdowns, we evidence the scope and value of a fully multi-sensory criminology.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3-24
Number of pages	22
Journal	Feminist Criminology
Volume	19
Issue number	1
Early online date	19 Oct 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/15570851231207866
Publication status	Published - Jan 2024

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 5 Gender Equality
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Gender Studies
Law

Keywords

domestic violence
femicide
intimate partner violence
qualitative research
sexual harassment
victimization

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