Mothers, monsters, whores
Mothers, monsters, whores2007
About this book
This is a look at military women who engage in torture: the Chechen 'Black Widows'; Middle Eastern suicide bombers and the women who directed and participated in genocides in Bosnia and Rwanda. This text analyses the biological, psychological and sexualized stereotypes through which these women are conventionally depicted.
Details
- First published
- 2007
- OL Work ID
- OL12100803W
Subjects
Case studiesGlobal politicsPolitical violenceViolence in womenGewaltPress coverageWomen war criminalsGenusaspekterWorld politicsKvinnor i politikenWomen soldiersPolitikWomen's StudiesKriegWomen in mass mediaSOCIAL SCIENCESex role in mass mediaTorture