Good victims: the political as a feminist question

In Good Victims, Roxani Krystalli investigates the politics of victimhood as a feminist question. Based on in-depth engagement in Colombia over the course of a decade, Krystalli argues for the possibilities of politics through, rather than in opposition to, the status of "victim." Encompas...

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Main Author: Krystalli, Roxani (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press [2024]
In:Year: 2024
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Keywords:
Women > Crimes against > Colombia
Victims > Colombia
Social Justice > Colombia
Feminist Theory > Colombia
Konflikt
Auswirkung
Transitional Justice
Opfer > Sozialpsychologie
Gruppe
Feminismus
Kolumbien
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Summary:In Good Victims, Roxani Krystalli investigates the politics of victimhood as a feminist question. Based on in-depth engagement in Colombia over the course of a decade, Krystalli argues for the possibilities of politics through, rather than in opposition to, the status of "victim." Encompassing acts of care, agency, and haunting, the politics of victimhood entangle people who identify as victims, researchers, and transitional justice professionals. Krystalli shows how victimhood becomes a pillar of reimagining the state in the wake of war, and of bringing a vision of that state into being through bureaucratic encounters. Good Victims also sheds light on the ethical and methodological dilemmas that arise when contemplating the legacies of transitional justice mechanisms.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 229-247, Register
Physical Description:xiii, 255 Seiten, Illustrationen, Diagramme, 24 cm
ISBN:978-0-19-776454-1
978-0-19-776453-4