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Durham Research Online (DRO) is the University’s Open Access repository for publications. The primary purpose of DRO is to provide open access to publications authored by staff and students affiliated with Durham University.

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From Virtual Rape to Meta-rape: Sexual Violence, Criminal Law and the Metaverse (2025)
Journal Article
McGlynn, C., & Rigotti, C. (online). From Virtual Rape to Meta-rape: Sexual Violence, Criminal Law and the Metaverse. Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, https://doi.org/10.1093/ojls/gqaf009

As the metaverse blurs the lines between physical and virtual realms, enhanced by haptic devices providing sensory feedback, it is poised to become integral to daily life. However, this new digital frontier is also a site for sexual violence. Women u... Read More about From Virtual Rape to Meta-rape: Sexual Violence, Criminal Law and the Metaverse.

Loves Passed (2022)
Book Chapter
Saunders, J. (2022). Loves Passed. In A. Grahle, N. McKeever, & J. Saunders (Eds.), Philosophy of Love in the Past, Present, and Future (131-144). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003014331-12

For better or worse, love does not always last. This chapter considers what various different accounts of romantic love could say about loves that have passed. It looks at theories that view love as a response to a person’s qualities, their essence,... Read More about Loves Passed.