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Choreography, controversy and child sex abuse: Theoretical reflections on a cultural criminological analysis of dance in a pop music video

Dearey, Melissa

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Melissa Dearey



Abstract

This article was inspired by the controversy over claims of ‘pedophilia!!!!’ undertones and the ‘triggering’ of memories of childhood sexual abuse in some viewers by the dance performance featured in the music video for Sia’s ‘Elastic Heart’ (2015). The case is presented for acknowledging the hidden and/or overlooked presence of dance in social scientific theory and cultural studies and how these can enhance and advance cultural criminological research. Examples of how these insights have been used within other disciplinary frameworks to analyse and address child sex crime and sexual trauma are provided, and the argument is made that popular cultural texts such as dance in pop music videos should be regarded as significant in analysing and tracing public perceptions and epistemologies of crimes such as child sex abuse.

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Dearey, M. (2018). Choreography, controversy and child sex abuse: Theoretical reflections on a cultural criminological analysis of dance in a pop music video. Theoretical Criminology, 22(2), 189-205. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362480617699159

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 21, 2017
Online Publication Date Mar 21, 2017
Publication Date May 1, 2018
Deposit Date Mar 22, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Theoretical criminology
Print ISSN 1362-4806
Electronic ISSN 1461-7439
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 22
Issue 2
Pages 189-205
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/1362480617699159
Keywords Child sex abuse; Choreography; Cultural criminology; Dance; Kinesthetics; Music video
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/449850
Publisher URL http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1362480617699159
Additional Information This is a copy of the accepted manuscript of an article published in Theoretical criminology, 2017.

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