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The essay aims at exploring how the women of the early nineteenth-century Italian Alpine and pre-Alpine Arc responded to the issue of extramarital sexual violence. Thus, it scrutinizes the legal proceedings from the Criminal Court of First Instance in Como, dating back to the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia, where the Austrian Criminal Code of 1803 was in force. Through the analysis of the files concerning the rape crimes from 1820 to 1833, the research outlines the main features of sexual violence cases occurred in the Province of Como, comparing and contrasting the episodes that happened in mountain municipalities with those of the hillside areas. In doing so, it reveals which practices the female subjects involved used to restore their honour, even before taking legal action, it examines the plaintiffs’ narratives and reflects on their reception by the judges.

Responding to Sexual Violence. Female Agency and Rape Trials in the Province of Como (1820-1833)

Re Federica
Primo
2023

Abstract

The essay aims at exploring how the women of the early nineteenth-century Italian Alpine and pre-Alpine Arc responded to the issue of extramarital sexual violence. Thus, it scrutinizes the legal proceedings from the Criminal Court of First Instance in Como, dating back to the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia, where the Austrian Criminal Code of 1803 was in force. Through the analysis of the files concerning the rape crimes from 1820 to 1833, the research outlines the main features of sexual violence cases occurred in the Province of Como, comparing and contrasting the episodes that happened in mountain municipalities with those of the hillside areas. In doing so, it reveals which practices the female subjects involved used to restore their honour, even before taking legal action, it examines the plaintiffs’ narratives and reflects on their reception by the judges.
2023
Istituto per la Storia del Pensiero Filosofico e scientifico moderno - ISPF - Sede Secondaria Milano
978-2-88930-522-3
Cette contribution explore les manières dont les femmes des régions alpines et préalpines du Royaume lombard-vénitien ont répondu au problème de la violence sexuelle extraconjugale. Grâce à l’analyse des dossiers relatifs au crime de viol (Tribunal pénal de Côme, années 1820-1833), la recherche souligne les similitudes et les différences entre les épisodes survenus dans les municipalités de montagne et ceux qui ont eu lieu dans la région de plaine, décrit les caractéristiques des cas de violence, discute les pratiques sociales de réparation de l’honneur, et examine les récits des plaignantes et les attitudes des juges.
women’s and gender history, agency, sexual violence, rape, Austrian Criminal Code of 1803, Lombardy-Venetia, Como, Criminal Court of First Instance, pre-Alps, Alps, pre-unitarian Italy, Restoration
storia delle donne e di genere, agentività, violenza sessuale, stupro, Codice penale austriaco del 1803, Regno Lombardo-Veneto, Como, tribunale criminale di prima istanza, Prealpi, Alpi, Italia preunitaria, Restaurazione
histoire des femmes et du genre, violence sexuelle, viol, Code pénal autrichien de 1803, Royaume lombard-vénitien, tribunal criminel de première instance, Côme, Alpes, Préalpes, Italie, Restauration, dix-neuvième siècle
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