Places of Pain and Spaces of Silence: Re-Visiting a Bosnian Rape Camp

IF 3 1区 社会学 Q1 GEOGRAPHY
Annika Björkdahl, Johanna Mannergren Selimovic
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The relation between gender, silence, place and space is theorised in this article through an analysis of the former rape camp Vilina Vlas in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Combining a spatial perspective with narrative analysis, we dissect spatial practices and narrative silences that shape and reshape a particular place defined by gendered violence. We suggest that ‘places of pain’ and ‘spaces of silence’ are co-constituted through a lack of acknowledgement and spatial erasures, as well as the making and breaking of silences. Our investigation discloses how places of gendered violence are hidden, transformed and forgotten and how women exposing them are silenced and rejected, yet still continue to resist and speak out. The article sheds light on the long-term consequences of gendered violence in war and contributes to the growing research agenda on gendered geographies of violence.
痛苦之地与沉默空间:重访波斯尼亚强奸营
本文通过对波黑前强奸营Vilina Vlas的分析,将性别、沉默、地点和空间之间的关系理论化。结合空间视角和叙事分析,我们剖析了空间实践和叙事沉默,它们塑造和重塑了一个由性别暴力定义的特定地点。我们建议“痛苦的地方”和“沉默的空间”通过缺乏承认和空间擦除,以及沉默的制造和打破而共同构成。我们的调查揭示了性别暴力的场所是如何被隐藏、转化和遗忘的,以及暴露这些暴力的妇女是如何被沉默和拒绝的,但她们仍在继续抵抗和发声。这篇文章揭示了战争中性别暴力的长期后果,并有助于对性别暴力地理的日益增长的研究议程。
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Geopolitics
Geopolitics Multiple-
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7.60
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10.30%
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期刊介绍: The study of geopolitics has undergone a major renaissance during the past decade. Addressing a gap in the published periodical literature, this journal seeks to explore the theoretical implications of contemporary geopolitics and geopolitical change with particular reference to territorial problems and issues of state sovereignty . Multidisciplinary in its scope, Geopolitics includes all aspects of the social sciences with particular emphasis on political geography, international relations, the territorial aspects of political science and international law. The journal seeks to maintain a healthy balance between systemic and regional analysis.
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