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

ISBN-13: 9781472442857 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 300 str.

Andrea Peto;Dr. Ayse Gul Altinay;Professor Kathy Davis

Opis

As we witness contemporary efforts around the world to 'come to terms' with the violence of the previous century, this volume develops tools to enable critical understandings of gendered wars and gendered memories. Advancing the theoretical and methodological sophistication of memory studies, war studies and gender studies, the book brings these three research fields into conversation with one another. 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. Thematically arranged and discussing the participation of women in war, sexual violence in times of conflict, the use of visual and dramatic representations in memory research, and the creative ways in which feminist scholarship challenges and expands on the existing modes of research and writing, this book presents studies of war and violence from around the world spanning the last century, examining both the articulations of violence in relation to gender and the layers of silencing that can surround it. Theoretically and methodologically innovative, Gendered Wars, Gendered Memories 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