Vogels, Christina2023-08-092023-08-097/08/2023Violence Against Women: an international and interdisciplinary journal, ISSN: 1077-8012 (Print); 1552-8448 (Online), SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/107780122311925711077-80121552-8448http://hdl.handle.net/10292/16521This article questions why violence carried out by men toward their female romantic partners remains so prevalent today by examining how it has been understood and talked about over time. The aim here is twofold: the first is to historically map the changes in how male partner violence has been addressed in society—and to what effect. The second is to examine subtle dynamics within this historical map in order to suggest how language could be used to destabilize its fixture in society.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/11 Medical and Health Sciences16 Studies in Human Society18 Law and Legal StudiesCriminology42 Health sciences44 Human society48 Law and legal studiesJournal ArticleOpenAccess10.1177/10778012231192571