| Wartime Sexual Violence against Men: Masculinities and Power in Conflict Zones Contributor(s): Féron, Élise (Author) |
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ISBN: 1786609304 ISBN-13: 9781786609304 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $47.52 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Peace - Political Science | Human Rights - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 362.883 |
| LCCN: 2018035924 |
| Series: Men and Masculinities in a Transnational World |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.79 lbs) 218 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Feron Elise: - Élise Féron is a senior researcher at the Tampere Peace Research Institute. She previously was a senior lecturer in International Conflict Analysis at the University of Kent (UK). She is also an invited professor at the Université Lumière de Bujumbura (Burundi) where she co-convenes a Gender Studies Master Programme. |