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She Said No
The Gender of Consent from Fairy Tales to #MeToo
Jennifer Tamas
University of Delaware Press, 2027

She Said NO argues that the simple word "no" reveals a profound gender divide in authority over who gets to speak, and who gets to refuse. Through an archival recovery of female refusal in French literature, it reframes consent and critiques the patriarchal foundations of the literary canon, offering a new feminist way of reading texts of the Grand Siècle.

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¿Y Yo También?
Latinas Respond to #MeToo
Melissa Castillo-Garsow
Rutgers University Press, 2027

¿Y Yo También? brings together a diverse range of Latina voices to address the under-representation of Latinx voices in the #MeToo movement and discussions of sexual violence. Through scholarly analysis of literature, media, podcasting, film, art, and testimonio alongside memoir, poetry, a short play, and personal essays, the authors address varied Latina experiences of sexual assault and harassment. These authors grapple with these traumas alongside their intersectional contexts including US imperialism in Puerto Rico, race, sexuality, indigeneity, religion, the publication landscape and more. Ultimately, each contribution sheds light on the lack of scholarly and media attention to the realities of Latinas and sexual assault but also chart pathways toward individual and community healing. This is a volume that is intellectually rigorous yet deeply accessible—suited for academics, college-level students, creatives, performers, practitioners, activists, and general readers alike.

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