Susanna
In this episode, Em and Caz deep dive into the story of Susanna and the elders (Daniel 13). They discuss Susanna’s traumatic encounter with the legal system after she survives an attempted rape. They also explore how this story reflects the experiences of contemporary rape survivors as they attempt to navigate the justice system.
Resources for this episode
Susanna text (Daniel 13) https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Susanna+1&version=NRSV
Catriona Renton and Debbie Jackson, “Three women raped by same man team up to seek changes to court cases.” BBC Scotland, 31 August 2023. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-66634382
Jon Brady, “Rapist's lawyer to be investigated over 're-traumatising survivor' in court.” The Daily Record 7 July 2023. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/rapists-lawyer-investigated-over-re-30399925
Mahita Gajanan, “The True Story Behind the Netflix Series Unbelievable.” Time, 12 September 2019. https://time.com/5674986/unbelievable-netflix-true-story/
Jennifer Glancy, “The Accused: Susanna and Her Readers.” Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 58 (1993): 103–16.
Jennifer Glancy, “Susanna: Apocrypha.” Jewish Women’s Archive. https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/susanna-apocrypha
Helena Kennedy, Misjustice: How British Law is Failing Women. Vintage, 2019.
Susan McKay, “How the ‘rugby rape trial’ divided Ireland.” The Guardian, 4 December 2018. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/dec/04/rugby-rape-trial-ireland-belfast-case
Anna Moore, “The rape survivor who spoke out: Ellie Wilson on the brutal reality of taking an attacker to court.” The Guardian 20 April 2023. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/apr/20/the-survivor-who-spoke-out-ellie-wilson-on-the-brutal-reality-of-taking-an-attacker-to-court
Real Crime Profile, “Victim/Suspect | Pt. 2.” 10 June 2023. https://art19.com/shows/real-crime-profile-wondery/episodes/9098896b-1123-420d-976b-b045095a8d88
Real Crime Profile, “Interview with "Victim/Suspect" Reporter Rae de Leon and Director Nancy Schwartzman.” 15 June 2023. https://art19.com/shows/real-crime-profile-wondery/episodes/d5d09dc4-9306-4842-ae4f-b94ecd1594ee
Joan Smith, “Covering Peter Sutcliffe’s crimes, I saw that women weren't listened to – and they still aren't.” The Guardian, 13 November 2020, https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/nov/13/peter-sutcliffe-crimes-women-police-investigation-murders-misogny
Alexandra Topping, “Three-quarters of rape survivors say police response damaged their mental health.” The Guardian, 21 September 2023. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/sep/21/three-quarters-of-survivors-say-police-response-damaged-their-mental-health
Graeme Tuckett, “Victim/Suspect: Netflix's haunting look at women betrayed by US justice system a tough, but compelling watch.” https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/stuff-to-watch/300887245/victimsuspect-netflixs-haunting-look-at-women-betrayed-by-us-justice-system-a-tough-but-compelling-watch
Support Services
List of sexual assault support services (NZ) – https://sexualabuse.org.nz/resources/find-sexual-assault-support-near-you/
RAINN (USA) – https://www.rainn.org/
For US listeners, to find a sexual assault support provider in your area, call 800.656.HOPE (4673)
Helping Survivors (USA) – https://helpingsurvivors.org/
Rape Crisis (UK) – https://rapecrisis.org.uk/
Rape Crisis Scotland – https://www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/
Full Stop (Australia) – https://fullstop.org.au/
