Chowdhury Transnationalism Reversed

Women Organizing against Gendered Violence in Bangladesh
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4384-3753-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 242 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series, Praxis: Theory in Action

Examines transnational movement building through a focus on acid attacks and organizing against acid violence in Bangladesh.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chowdhury, Elora Halim

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Prologue

Introduction

1. Feminist Negotiations: Contesting Narratives of the Campaign Against Acid Violence in Bangladesh

2. Local Realities of Acid Violence in Bangladesh

3. From Dhaka to Cincinnati: Charting Transnational Narratives of Trauma, Victimization, and Survival

4. Feminism and Its Other: Representing the “New Woman” of Bangladesh

5. Transnational Challenges: Engaging Religion, Development, and Women’s Organizing in Bangladesh

Conclusion

Notes
Works Cited
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Elora Halim Chowdhury is Associate Professor of Women's Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston.