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#EndRapeCulture campaign in South Africa: Resisting sexual violence through protest and the politics of experience

Author: Amanda Gouws

In: South African Journal of Political Studies, Vol 45, No 1, 2018, pp. 3-15

This article analyses the #EndRapeCulture campaign in South Africa, where women students took to the streets in 2016 to protest against the pervasive normalisation of sexual violence on university campuses. Some participated topless and brandished sjamboks (whips) to show their resentment and anger at the prevailing sexual violence. The article looks at the role of digital media in circulating slogans around the campaign and asks the question whether these protests can be compared with SlutWalks or FEMEN.