Good Soldiers Don't Rape

The Stories We Tell About Military Sexual Violence

Megan MacKenzie (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia)

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Cambridge University Press
06 July 2023

Sexual abuse & harassment; Feminism & feminist theory; International relations; Military & defence law

Sexual violence is a significant problem within many Western militaries. Despite international attention to the issue and global #MeToo and #TimesUp movements highlighting the impact of sexual violence, rates of sexual violence are going up in many militaries. This book uses feminist theories of 'rape culture' and institutional gaslighting to identify the key stories, myths, and misconceptions about military sexual violence that have obstructed addressing and preventing it. It is a landmark study that considers nearly thirty years of media coverage of military sexual violence in three case countries – the US, Canada and Australia. The findings have implications not only for those seeking to address, reduce, and prevent sexual violence in militaries, but also for those hoping to understanding rape culture and how patriarchy operates more broadly. It will appeal to students, scholars and general readers interested in gender, feminism and the military.

By: Megan MacKenzie (Simon Fraser University British Columbia)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 255g
ISBN: 9781009273930
ISBN 10: 1009273930
Pages: 180
Publication Date: 06 July 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Military exceptionalism; 2. Defining scandals; 3. The US Band of Bros; 4. Australian mates; 5. Canadian white saviors; 6. Rhetorical tools; 7. Recommendations moving forward; 8. Conclusion.

Megan MacKenzie is one of the world's leading experts on gender and the military. Her book Beyond the Band of Brothers: the US Military and the Myth that Women Can't Fight (2015) was a landmark contribution that shaped debates on gender integration and military culture. Since then, she has led international studies on military suicide, sexual violence, and women in combat roles.

Reviews for Good Soldiers Don't Rape: The Stories We Tell About Military Sexual Violence

'Megan MacKenzie is writing about us! The title might seem to put three militaries - the Canadian, Australian and US - on center stage. But her careful study of how we tell our own stories of military men's rapes of military women and military men shines a disturbingly bright light on our own complicity: we are the ones denying military realities. MacKenzie reveals how, repeatedly, we - civilians - choose the comfortable narratives that allow us to deny male soldiers' sexually abusive actions. After reading Good Soldiers Don't Rape, our comforting militarized denial should be harder for us to hold on to. That's the good news.' Cynthia Enloe, author of 'Twelve Feminist Lessons of War'