Sexual violence in the Argentinean Crimes Against Humanity Trials : rethinking victimhood / Cecilia Macón.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Macón, Cecilia, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Crimes against--Argentina.

Women.

Women--Violence against--Argentina.

Human rights--Argentina.

Human rights.

Women--Violence against.

Women--Crimes against.

Argentina.

Argentina--Trials, litigation, etc.

Physical Description:

viii, 125 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2017]

Summary:

The origin of Sexual Violence in the Argentinean Crimes against Humanity Trials: Rethinking Victimhood can be found in the resistance produced by certain analysis that, using a traditional feminist perspective, alleges that testimonies of sexual violence in the context of Argentinian crimes against humanity trials inevitably re-victimize victims. It is our understanding that such interpretation not only forgets to pay attention to what victims have to say about their experiences but also bases its allegation on dualistic and patronizing conceptions of female agency. This book argues that the role of affect in the experiences of those women who decided to testify as well of those who refused to do it shows to be a useful tool in order to analyze sexual violence issue from a thought-provoking and heterodox perspective. Cecilia Macon presents her argument through philosophical debates paired with testimonies of victims, and through the analysis of works of art devoted to express these problems beyond any prejudice."

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-120) and index.

ISBN:

1498510388

9781498510387

OCLC:

958449123