Speaking Out on Sexualized Violence Through Artistic Storytelling in Post-conflict Northern Ireland

Directly related to The Troubles, sexualized violence has been largely ignored, yet continues to affect significant numbers of individuals in Northern Ireland today. This article analyzes various women's stories concerning sexualized violence shared in testimonial theater projects in Northern I...

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Main Author: Van Ooijen, Anna-Lea (Author)
Contributors: Davids, Tine ; Fitzpatrick, Lisa
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Violence against women
Year: 2024, Volume: 30, Issue: 5, Pages: 1053-1074
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Keywords:
Northern Ireland
artistic storytelling
sexualized violence
testimonial theater
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Summary:Directly related to The Troubles, sexualized violence has been largely ignored, yet continues to affect significant numbers of individuals in Northern Ireland today. This article analyzes various women's stories concerning sexualized violence shared in testimonial theater projects in Northern Ireland. We argue that (a) artistic storytelling about sexualized violence in theater projects can be a tool to release individuals and the collective from the (normalized) silence surrounding these violent acts and (b) it is an epistemological transformative method of inquiry to address these acts with the aim of eliminating them.
ISSN:1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/10778012231179222