Hill, RL orcid.org/0000-0003-0099-4116, Hesmondhalgh, D orcid.org/0000-0001-5940-9191 and Megson, M orcid.org/0000-0003-3291-5961 (2020) Sexual violence at live music events: Experiences, responses and prevention. International Journal of Cultural Studies, 23 (3). pp. 368-384. ISSN 1367-8779
Abstract
Recent media reporting has highlighted that incidents of sexual violence frequently occur at live music events. Sexual violence has significant impacts on the health of those who experience it, yet little is known of how it impacts on everyday engagements with music, nor what measures venues and promoters might take to prevent and respond to incidents. Through interviews with concert goers, venue managers, promoters and campaigning groups, we investigated experiences of sexual violence at indie, rock, punk and funk gigs in small venues in one English city. We show that sexual violence at live music events significantly impacts on (predominantly) women’s musical participation. We argue that venues and promoters must work proactively to create musical communities that act as a defence against the normalisation of sexual violence, taking inspiration from safer space policies.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2019. This is an author produced version of a journal article, published in International Journal of Cultural Studies. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | gender, live music, prevention, safe spaces, sexual violence, unwanted sexual attention |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Media & Communication (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Sociology and Social Policy (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 28 Jan 2020 13:53 |
Last Modified: | 27 Jul 2022 08:29 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/1367877919891730 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:156100 |