Abstract

Australia’s #MeToo moment has witnessed the publication of women’s experiences of sexual violence without their knowledge, involvement or consent. Focusing on Eryn Jean Norvill, Catherine Marriott and Ashleigh Raper, this article explores relationships between consent and subjectivity within the unauthorised public disclosure of women’s experiences of sexual violence that target high-profile alleged male perpetrators. These cases reveal that the absent presence of consent signifies a denial or repudiation of subjectivity, and responses by the women at their centre highlight discursive relationships between narrative, consent and subjectivity. The article explores the failure of recent and proposed law reform to protect women from such harms, and the conceptual efficacy of consent in enabling women’s subjectivity in #MeToo storytelling.

摘要

澳大利亚的#MeToo 时刻见证了女性在不知情、参与或同意的情况下公开遭受性暴力的经历。本文以 Eryn Jean Norvill、Catherine Marriott 和 Ashleigh Raper 为重点，探讨了在未经授权的公开披露女性遭受性暴力经历的情况下，同意与主观性之间的关系，这些经历针对的是备受瞩目的男性施暴者。这些案例表明，同意的缺失意味着对主观性的否认或否定，而处于她们中心的女性的反应突出了叙述、同意和主观之间的话语关系。本文探讨了近期和拟议的法律改革未能保护女性免受此类伤害，以及同意在#MeToo 讲故事中赋予女性主体性的概念效力。