sexual violence, public memories, and the Bangladesh war of 1971
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Mookherjee, Nayanika
- Creator
- Das, Veena > (forew.)
- Publish Year
- 2015
- Shelfmark
- V IND 8 2015 - B
- Thesaurus
- verkrachtingen, slachtoffers, heldinnen, overheidsbeleid, oorlog en vrede, Bangladesh, 1970-1979, 20e eeuw
- Description
- Following the 1971 Bangladesh War, the Bangladesh government publicly designated the thousands of women raped by the Pakistani military and their local collaborators as ‘birangonas’ (brave women). The author demonstrates that while this celebration of ‘birangonas’ as heroes keeps them in the public memory, they exist in the public consciousness as what the author calls a spectral wound. In examining the pervasiveness of the birangona construction, the author opens the possibility for a more politico-economic, ethical, and nuanced inquiry into the sexuality of war.