Gendering Military Sacrifice: A Feminist Comparative Analysis

ISBN-13: 9780367661649 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 218 str.

Cecilia ?se; Maria Wendt

Opis

This book offers a feminist analysis of military sacrifice and reveals the importance of a gender perspective in understanding the idea of honourable death.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Gender, War and Military Sacrifice Cecilia Åse  2. Comparisons as Feminist Method: Denaturalising Gender and Nation Cecilia Åse and Maria Wendt  3. The Politics of War Rituals: Military Scarifice and Gendered Meaning-making Maria Wendt  4. The New National War Monuments: Interrogating Gendered Narratives in Commemorative Sculpture Vron Ware  5. Artistic Interventions: Gender and Nation in Contemporary War Art Redi Koobak  6. Debating Deaths: The Possibility of Dissent in the Face of Military Sacrifice Hanne Martinek  7. Gendered Grief: Mourners’ Politicisation of Military Death Cecilia Åse, Monica Quirico, and Maria Wendt  8. Conclusion: The Gendered Politics of Contemporary Military Sacrifice Cecilia Åse and Maria Wendt

O autorze

Cecilia Åse is Professor of Gender Studies at Stockholm University, Sweden.

Maria Wendt is Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in Political Science at Stockholm University, Sweden.