Transnationalism reversed : women organizing against gendered violence in Bangladesh / Elora Halim Chowdhury.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chowdhury, Elora Halim.

Series:

SUNY series, praxis, theory in action

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Violence against--Bangladesh.

Women.

Feminism--Bangladesh.

Feminism.

Women--Bangladesh--Social conditions.

Women--Violence against.

Bangladesh.

Social conditions.

Physical Description:

xix, 222 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2011]

Summary:

In 1999, ABC aired Connie Chung's "Faces of Hope" report on The television news program 20/20, which focused on the plight of two female Bengladeshi victims of acid attacks. While applauding the attention the award-winning TV show brought to this issue, Chowdhury (women's studies, U. of Massachusetts) is critical of international feminist, UN, and other human rights groups' co-opting of their story as one of Western saviors of third-world victims. She presents counter-narratives emphasizing the campaign of local women activists against gendered violence. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Chapter 1 Feminist Negotiations: Contesting Narratives of the Campaign against Acid Violence in Bangladesh 23

Chapter 2 Local Realities of Acid Violence in Bangladesh 61

Chapter 3 From Dhaka to Cincinnati: Charting Transational Narratives of Trauma, Victimization, and Survival 85

Chapter 4 Feminism and Its Other: Representing the "New Woman" of Bangladesh 129

Chapter 5 Transnational Challenges: Engaging Religion, Development, and Women's Organizing in Bangladesh 155.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438437521

1438437528

9781438437514

143843751X

OCLC:

701622820