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The Shiloh Project: Rape Culture, Religion and the Bible

示罗项目：强奸文化、宗教和圣经

基本信息

批准号：
AH/S005269/1
负责人：
Johanna Stiebert
金额：
$ 22.76万
依托单位：
University of Sheffield
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2019
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2019 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FS005269%2F1
关键词：
Shiloh Project Rape Culture Religion

项目摘要

At the heart of this project is a focus on sexual and gender-based violence (GBV) both in the Bible (e.g. in the story of the mass rape at Shiloh, in Judges 21, which gives the project its title) and in its afterlives in contemporary popular culture. It is a collaboration between four biblical scholars from the UK, USA and NZ. All share expertise in the areas of both gender theory and the representation of biblical characters and motifs in popular media - such as advertising, music videos or film.The purpose of the project is to examine both biblical texts depicting GBV and representations of such texts and of related concepts (such as 'virginity', 'purity', 'sinful sexuality') in the context of how GBV is constructed in present-day academic and non-academic discourses. For instance, public discussions of sexual violence in light of the #MeToo campaign have foregrounded and promoted Privileged White Women (PWW) perspectives and have exposed widespread victim-blaming. This project will pay particular attention to persons who are disproportionately affected by GBV on account of multiple intersectionalities - that is, on account of being marginalized due to more than one identity factor (e.g. gender identity or orientation, ethnicity, class, disability, or affiliation with a minority religion) and have been marginalized in academic (including biblical studies) and non-academic, including social media, discourses. As persons at the intersections of oppression are both particularly vulnerable to GBV and more often absent from, or marginal to the public discourse on GBV, this project is particularly urgent.Three realities are central:1) The Bible is a text of power and influence, authoritative for millions of Jewish and Christian followers. It is vital to interrogate and understand what the Bible says, how it is interpreted, and how biblical texts infuse and are applied in contemporary settings and contexts.2) Popular culture discourse - including its very many presentations of biblical concepts, characters and motifs - provides insight into widely held (or aspired to) values, as well as into cultural stereotypes and prejudices - particularly into those held by socially empowered and/or hegemonic groups.3) Sexual and gender-based violence is endemic - including in the Bible and in popular culture representations. But while this is finally getting widespread public attention - e.g. through the #MeToo campaign - marginal groups remain both particularly vulnerable to such violence and peripheral in the public conversation. This must change.The project seeks to open up an interdisciplinary academic discussion on intersectionality, the Bible and GBV. This will include symposia to be held in South Yorkshire and Auckland (NZ), which will explore two roughly contemporaneous sexual abuse scandals that took place in these locations: namely, the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal and the Auckland 'Roast Busters' scandal. These symposia will examine closely how each scandal was depicted in public media, with particular emphasis on questions of class, ethnicity, religion, masculinity and femininity. In turn, these will illuminate the wider public context in which the Bible and its reception in popular culture address gendered dynamics and stereotypes and the impact of this on contemporary discussion on GBV. But the project does not stop at academic dialogue, incorporating also public engagement activities and popular media, including live performances and a visual exhibition, a podcast and web-based resources aimed at a general audience. Again, these will be inclusive of persons more often at the margins of public discussion on GBV.Through both strategic academic collaboration and public engagement, the project will thus explore ways to understand critically and draw attention to intersectional oppression and its impact on articulations of GBV in the Bible, in both popular culture and other public discourse.

该项目的核心是关注圣经中的性暴力和基于性别的暴力（GBV）（例如，《士师记》第21章中夏洛伊大规模强奸的故事，该项目因此而命名）及其在当代流行文化中的后续影响。这是来自英国、美国和新西兰的四位圣经学者的合作。所有人都在性别理论和圣经人物在流行媒体（如广告、音乐视频或电影）中的表现和主题方面分享专业知识。该项目的目的是在当今学术和非学术话语中如何构建性别暴力的背景下，研究描述性别暴力的圣经文本，以及这些文本和相关概念（如“童贞”、“纯洁”、“罪恶的性行为”）的表现形式。例如，在#MeToo运动的背景下，公众对性暴力的讨论突出并促进了特权白人女性（PWW）的观点，并暴露了普遍的受害者指责。该项目将特别关注那些由于多重交叉性而受到性别暴力不成比例影响的人——即由于多个身份因素（如性别认同或取向、种族、阶级、残疾或与少数宗教的联系）而被边缘化的人，以及在学术（包括圣经研究）和非学术（包括社交媒体）话语中被边缘化的人。由于处于压迫交叉点的人特别容易受到基于性别的暴力，而且更经常缺席或边缘化关于基于性别的暴力的公共话语，因此该项目尤为紧迫。有三个事实是最重要的：1)圣经是一部具有力量和影响力的文本，对数百万犹太教徒和基督教信徒来说是权威的。询问和理解圣经说了什么，它是如何解释的，以及圣经文本如何在当代环境和背景下注入和应用是至关重要的。2)流行文化话语——包括它对圣经概念、人物和主题的大量呈现——提供了对广泛持有（或渴望）的价值观的洞察，以及对文化刻板印象和偏见的洞察——特别是对那些被社会授权和/或霸权群体持有的价值观。3)性暴力和基于性别的暴力是地方性的——包括在圣经和流行文化表现中。但是，尽管这最终得到了公众的广泛关注——例如通过#MeToo运动——边缘群体仍然特别容易受到这种暴力的伤害，在公众对话中处于边缘地位。这种情况必须改变。该项目旨在开启一个跨学科的学术讨论，探讨交叉性、圣经和性别暴力。这将包括在南约克郡和奥克兰（新西兰）举行的专题讨论会，探讨在这些地方发生的两起大致同时发生的性虐待丑闻：即罗瑟勒姆儿童性剥削丑闻和奥克兰“烤克洛斯”丑闻。这些专题讨论会将仔细研究公共媒体如何描述每一桩丑闻，特别强调阶级、种族、宗教、男性气质和女性气质的问题。反过来，这些将阐明更广泛的公共背景，其中圣经及其在流行文化中的接受解决了性别动态和刻板印象，以及这对当代关于性别暴力的讨论的影响。但该项目并不止步于学术对话，还结合了公众参与活动和大众媒体，包括现场表演和视觉展览、播客和面向普通观众的网络资源。同样，这些将包括那些往往处于性别暴力公共讨论边缘的人。通过战略学术合作和公众参与，该项目将探索批判性理解和关注交叉压迫及其对流行文化和其他公共话语中圣经中GBV表达的影响的方法。