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

Authors

Amanda Holt, Roehampton University
Sian Lewis, School of Society and Culture

ORCID

• Sian Lewis: 0000-0001-8062-5235

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.

DOI

10.1177/15570851231207866

Publication Date

2024-01-01

Publication Title

Feminist Criminology

Volume

19

Issue

1

ISSN

1557-0851

Embargo Period

9999-12-31

Keywords

domestic violence, femicide, intimate partner violence, qualitative research, sexual harassment, victimization

First Page

3

Last Page

24

Recommended Citation

Holt, A., & Lewis, S. (2024) 'A Sense of Danger: Gender-Based Violence and the Quest for a Sensory Criminology', Feminist Criminology, 19(1), pp. 3-24. Available at: 10.1177/15570851231207866" >https://doi.org/10.1177/15570851231207866