Gender and Political Apology: When the Patriarchal State Says Sorry

ISBN-13: 9780367610258 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 166 str.

Emma Dolan

Opis

This book provides a much-needed gendered reading to the increasingly important practice of political apology.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. The ‘Liberal’ Apology and Gender  3. ‘Excitable’ Apologies  4. Political Apology, Recognition, and ‘Legitimate’ Gendered Victimhood  5. The ‘Comfort Women’ and Apologies for Sexual Slavery  6. The Abu Ghraib Scandal and Apologies Within the Global War on Terror  7. Gendered Apologies: Conclusion

O autorze

Emma Dolan is a lecturer in Peace and Development Studies in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Limerick, Ireland. Her work is primarily concerned with themes of gender, peace, and conflict studies including political apologies, sexual violence, war commemoration, justice, and emotion. Her work has been published in such journals as International Feminist Journal of Politics and Gender, Place and Culture.