Gender, War, and Militarism (eBook, PDF)

Feminist Perspectives
Redaktion: Sjoberg, Laura; Via, Sandra E.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This compelling, interdisciplinary compilation of essays documents the extensive, intersubjective relationships between gender, war, and militarism in 21st-century global politics.

Feminist scholars have long contended that war and militarism are fundamentally gendered. Gender, War, and Militarism: Feminist Perspectives provides empirical evidence, theoretical innovation, and interdisciplinary conversation on the topic, while explicitly-and uniquely-considering the links between gender, war, and militarism. Essentially an interdisciplinary conversation between scholars studying gender in political science, anthropology, and sociology, the essays here all turn their attention to the same questions. How are war and militarism gendered?

Seventeen innovative explanations of different intersections of the gendering of global politics and global conflict examine the theoretical relationship between gender, militarization, and security; the deployment of gender and sexuality in times of conflict; sexual violence in war and conflict; post-conflict reconstruction; and gender and militarism in media and literary accounts of war. Together, these essays make a coherent argument that reveals that, although it takes different forms, gendering is a constant feature of 21st-century militarism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. August 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313391446
• Artikelnr.: 38186856

Autorenporträt

Laura Sjoberg, PhD, is assistant professor of political science at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Sandra Via is assistant professor of political science and international studies program coordinator at Ferrum College, Ferrum, VA.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Cynthia Enloe Acknowledgments Introduction Laura Sjoberg and
Sandra Via I. Gender, Militarization, and Security 1. Gendered Identities,
Ideologies, and Practices in the Context of War and Militarism V. Spike
Peterson 2. From "Soft" Power to "Hard" Power: The Gendered Militarization
of the European Union Stephanie Anderson 3. Gender, Militarism, and
Globalization: Soldiers for Hire and Hegemonic Masculinity Sandra Via II.
Deployment of Gender and Sexuality in Times of Conflict 4. Boots and
Bedsheets: Constructing the Military Support System in a Time of War
Denise M. Horn 5. Confronting Militarization: Intersections of Gender(ed)
Violence, Militarization, and Resistance in the Pacific Ronni Alexander 6.
Fighting in the Feminine: The Dilemmas of Combat Women in Israel Tami
Amanda Jacoby 7. Post-war Trajectories for Girls Associated with the
Fighting Forces in Sierra Leone Susan Shepler III. Sexual Violence in War
and Conflict 8. Rape as a Marker and Eraser of Difference: Darfur and the
Nuba Mountains (Sudan) Sondra Hale 9. The Everyday/Everynightness of Rape:
Is it Different in War? Liz Kelly 10. Sexual Violence during War: Toward an
Understanding of Variation Elisabeth Jean Wood 11. Explaining Sexual
Violence in Conflict Situations Megan Gerecke IV. Gender, War, and
Militarism in Disarmament and Post-Conflict Reconstruction 12. Links
between Women, Peace, and Disarmament: Snapshots from the WILPF Catia
Cecilia Confortini 13. When Is War Over? Women's Stories of Healing and
Rebuilding after the War in El Salvador Gwyn Kirk 14. Using Gender to
Consider Post-Conflict Forgiveness Sigal Ben-Porath V. Texts and Contexts
for Gender, War, and Militarism 15. Feminism, Nationalism, and Globalism:
Representations of Bosnian "War Babies" in the Western Print Media,
1991-2006 R. Charli Carpenter 16. Gendering the Empire's Soldiers: Gender
Ideologies, the U.S. Military, and the "War on Terror" Laura Sjoberg 17.
Fireman Fetishes and Drag King Dreams: Queer Responses to September 11
Deborah Cohler Conclusion: The Interrelationship between Gender, War, and
Militarism Laura Sjoberg and Sandra Via References Index About the Editors
and Contributors