Gendered Wars, Gendered Memories: Feminist Conversations on War, Genocide and Political Violence

ISBN-13: 9781138616615 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 300 str.

Ayşe Gul Altınay; Andrea Pető

Opis

Drawing on a variety of research methodologies and sources, including oral history, archival research and literary analysis, as well as new sources rarely subjected before to such intersectional analysis, Gendered Wars, Gendered Memories offers an interdisciplinary analysis of the different ways in which gendered memories of war shape contemporary societies. Theoretically and methodologically innovative, this book will appeal to scholars working at the intersection of memory, military and gender studies, seeking to chart this emerging territory with ’feminist curiosity’.

Recenzje

’For decades feminist historians have listened to stories of women narrating their experiences of war. This volume brilliantly shows us these narratives are part of a volatile memory, which forces us to reconsider any information that is narrated and to interrogate further meanings and possibilities. It is a major step in a field where truth has become a particular and subjective truth.’ Selma Leydesdorff, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands ’With international scope and scholarship, this volume documents - pointedly, painfully, perceptively - how modern war and genocide assault women and, at times, implicate them as perpetrators of atrocity. Never minimizing the wreckage, the contributors salvage what remains - archival records, crucial memories, insistent responses - the ingredients necessary to press men as well as women to advance the protest and resistance demanded by the book’s tormenting and unforgettable findings.’ John K. Roth, Claremont McKenna College, USA ’This original and moving book pushes forward our current thinking and existing debates on the gendered memories of war and violence. Covering a range of different case studies and empirical contexts, the contributions offer timely and cutting-edge insights, creative methodologies and compelling analyses.’ Nadje Al-Ali, SOAS, University of London, UK ’In its transnational and interdisciplinary set of feminist engagements, this book fills a glaring gap in the study of how violent pasts are memorialized. It reorients the study of war, memory and gender by looking beyond lasting violence, to resistance, re-imagination and the future.’ Marianne Hirsch, Columbia University, USA