{"product_id":"famous-rapes-from-mesopotamia-to-steubenville-9781621342250","title":"Famous Rapes: From Mesopotamia to Steubenville","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a simple truth that throughout history, certain rapes have become \"famous.\" Old Master painters depicted sexual violence again and again, generally representing it as the transcendent work of heroes. Traditional Catholic stories teach that it is better to die during an attempted rape than it is to survive a completed one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e- and 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e-century America, notorious fear about the sexuality of black men \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewreaked havoc. From the days of Reconstruction through to the Central Park Jogger, wild accusations justified the literal and metaphoric lynching of men perceived as threats to white power. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, a revolution did take place. Conversations became public. Laws changed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndrea Baker's project is to reflect on the history of how rape has been depicted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe draws images of sexual assault from both art history and contemporary visual culture, remaking them as spare white paper cutouts against a paper-packing-tape background. The swath of time from Mesopotamia to the present day is flattened and rolled out in unflinching continuity. As difficult as the material is, we do see progress within a history that is not always as distant we might prefer, and Baker is insistent that we celebrate our accomplishments, even as we continue to evolve. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Water Street Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/22\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781621342250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.53d","brand":"Andrea Baker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41285444501685,"sku":"9781621342250","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b8eae95f-1672-4e82-90ba-e4ff1a3aeff7.jpg?v=1635224891","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/famous-rapes-from-mesopotamia-to-steubenville-9781621342250","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}