Rape and Silence in J.M. Coetzee’s Disgrace

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

2009

Author

Stott, Graham St. John

Journal

Philosophical Papers

Volume

38

Number

3

Pages

347-362

Language

English

Keywords

affliction (malheur)
necessity
rape
rights
self
void

Annotation

Stott draws on a number of Weil’s ideas in the discussion of the rape and response to it of a young woman character in J.M. Coetzee’s Disgrace. These ideas include human rights, affliction, the annihilation of self, necessity and the void.