Fairbairn, J. (2022). Rape Threats and Revenge Porn: Defining Sexual Violence in the Digital Age. In J. Bailey & V. Steeves, EGirls, eCitizens: Putting Technology, Theory and Policy into Dialogue with Girls’ and Young Women’s Voices (pp. 229–251). University of Ottawa Press.

Link: https://books.openedition.org/uop/510?lang=es

Open access: Yes

Notes: This article offers valuable insights into how online violence is not an inevitable feature of a woman’s internet experience—albeit it is a common one. Indeed, Fairbairn brings important discussions around the importance of critically examining our definitions of violence (on and beyond the digital sphere), as how we define violence in online spaces frames how we respond to it.

Quote: “As boundaries between online and offline become increasingly blurred and our online presence increasingly integrated with professional and personal existence, it is imperative that we find ways to define, document, and prevent violence in all spaces, and to support the work of those undertaking this challenging task.” (p. 235)