Cases of sexual violence against men have been documented in a great
number of conflicts and wars, both ancient and contemporary. Despite
this growing empirical evidence, there is still a dearth of analyses
on this type of violence, which stands in stark contrast with the
abundant literature dealing with sexual violence against women. Based
on a fieldwork conducted primarily in the Great Lakes Region of
Africa, this book proposes to look at wartime sexual violence against
men as a performative gendered act that, stemming from the same logic
underpinning sexual violence against women, (re-)affirms a gendered
social hierarchy. The book explores patterns of wartime sexual
violence against men, and presents survivors’, but also
perpetrators’ stories. The book proceeds to analysing the context in
which this type of violence can be understood, narrated, but also
addressed, either through support programs for survivors, or through
legal means.
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Masculinities and Power in Conflict Zones
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781786609311
Publisert
2018
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Vendor
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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