High-Risk Feminism in Colombia : Women's Mobilization in Violent Contexts / Julia Margaret Zulver.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zulver, Julia, 1990- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism.

Social movements.

Sociology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 181 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2022]

Summary:

High-Risk Feminism in Colombia documents the experiences of grassroots women's organizations that united to demand gender justice during and in the aftermath of Colombia's armed conflict. In doing so, it illustrates a little-studied phenomenon: women whose experiences with violence catalyze them to mobilize and resist as feminists, even in the face of grave danger. Despite a well-established tradition of studying women in war, we tend to focus on their roles as mothers or carers, as peacemakers, or sometimes as revolutionaries. This book explains the gendered underpinnings of why women engage in feminist mobilization, even when this takes place in a 'domain of losses' that exposes them to high levels of risk. It follows four women's organizations who break with traditional gender norms and defy armed groups' social and territorial control, exposing them to retributive punishment. It provides rich evidence to document how women are able to surmount the barriers to mobilization when they frame their actions in terms of resistance, rather than fear.-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Epigraphs

Contents

List of Illustrations

1. Introduction: High-Risk Feminism in Colombia

2. Why Women Mobilize in High-Risk Contexts

3. The High-Risk Feminism Framework

4. The Liga de Mujeres Desplazadas: Creating a Site of Feminist Resistance in a Conflict Zone

5. Afromupaz: Intersectional High-Risk Feminism in Cuerpo y Cara de Mujer

6. La Soledad: When Women Do Not Mobilize

7. Conclusion: Why Understanding Women's Grassroots Mobilization Matters

Acknowledgments

Notes

References

Index

About the Author

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Zulver, Julia Margaret High-Risk Feminism in Colombia

ISBN:

1-9788-2713-X

9781978827134 (electronic book)

OCLC:

1298389576