Re-writing women as victims : from theory to practice / edited by María José Gámez Fuentes, Sonia Núñez Puente and Emma Gómez Nicolau.
Contributor(s): Gámez-Fuentes, Ma. José [editor] | Gómez-Nicolau, Emma [editor] | Puen, Sonia Núñez [editor].
Publisher: New York : Routledge, 2021Description: xviii, 230p.ISBN: 9781032087023.Subject(s): Victims of crimes | Women -- Crimes against | Women -- Violence againstDDC classification: 362.88082 Summary: This volume critically analyses political strategies, civil society initiatives and modes of representation that challenge the conventional narratives of women in contexts of violence. It deepens into the concepts of victimhood and agency that inform the current debate on women as victims. The volume opens the scope to explore initiatives that transcend the pair abuser–victim and explore the complex relations between gender and violence, and individual and collective accountability, through politics, activism and cultural productions in order to seek social transformation for gender justice. In innovative and interdisciplinary case studies, it brings attention to initiatives and narratives that make new spaces possible in which to name, self-identify, and resignify the female political subject as a social agent in situations of violence. The volume is global in scope, bringing together contributions ranging from India, Cambodia or Kenya, to Quebec, Bosnia or Spain. Different aspects of gender-based violence are analysed, from intimate relationships, sexual violence, military contexts, society and institutions. Re-writing Women as Victims: From Theory to Practice will be a key text for students, researchers and professionals in gender studies, political sciences, sociology and media and cultural Studies. Activists and policy makers will also find its practical approach and engagement with social transformation to be essential reading.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| 362.88 CRI- Crime victims and justice: an introduction to restorative principles | 362.88 HAL-C Cyber Crimes Against Women in India | 362.88 VIC- Victims, crime and society / | 362.88082 REW- Re-writing women as victims : | 362.880820954 ADI Adivasi mahilaon ke virudh aparadh | 362.880820954 BRA-W Women and violence in India : | 362.880820954 VIO- Violence Against Women in India |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume critically analyses political strategies, civil society initiatives and modes of representation that challenge the conventional narratives of women in contexts of violence. It deepens into the concepts of victimhood and agency that inform the current debate on women as victims.
The volume opens the scope to explore initiatives that transcend the pair abuser–victim and explore the complex relations between gender and violence, and individual and collective accountability, through politics, activism and cultural productions in order to seek social transformation for gender justice. In innovative and interdisciplinary case studies, it brings attention to initiatives and narratives that make new spaces possible in which to name, self-identify, and resignify the female political subject as a social agent in situations of violence. The volume is global in scope, bringing together contributions ranging from India, Cambodia or Kenya, to Quebec, Bosnia or Spain. Different aspects of gender-based violence are analysed, from intimate relationships, sexual violence, military contexts, society and institutions.
Re-writing Women as Victims: From Theory to Practice will be a key text for students, researchers and professionals in gender studies, political sciences, sociology and media and cultural Studies. Activists and policy makers will also find its practical approach and engagement with social transformation to be essential reading.
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