Explaining gender violence in the neoliberal era

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5. And as the author shows

the rape of Diallo is a metaphor for the rape of the poor through agencies like the IMF and neoliberalism more broadly.

It is iconic in the sense that the scene captures a moment when the distinction between the individual and societal vanishes, and the individuals—the naked wealthy white man and the Black low-waged woman—emerge as pure embodiments of the societal.

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A fascinating and insightful analysis.