Unmasking State Harm: The Border as a Theatrical Space of Gendered Violence

Systemic gendered violence at the borders of the Global North is perpetrated by state actors and their proxies, and yet remains underdiscussed. This article presents numerous cases of such violence to argue that it is not random, does not occur in a vacuum or at the whim of wayward officers. Rather,...

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Autor principal: Marmo, Marinella (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2023
En: Violence against women
Año: 2023, Volumen: 29, Número: 8, Páginas: 1541-1561
Acceso en línea: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Palabras clave:
border cavity searches
border performativity
gendered and racialized border violence
state harm
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Sumario:Systemic gendered violence at the borders of the Global North is perpetrated by state actors and their proxies, and yet remains underdiscussed. This article presents numerous cases of such violence to argue that it is not random, does not occur in a vacuum or at the whim of wayward officers. Rather, this gendered state violence is the expression of a patriarchal and hegemonic state that positions the woman at the border as out of place. Deploying performative theories, this article unmasks the masculine agenda enacted at the border to reveal that its violent exhibition of power serves many purposes.
ISSN:1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/10778012231162037