gender, narrative, human rights
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Goldberg, Elizabeth Swanson
- Publish Year
- 2007
- Shelfmark
- WER 54 2007
- Thesaurus
- films, literatuur, vrouwbeelden, mensenrechten, geweld, oorlog en vrede, gender, wereld
- Description
- The author examines the principles that guide the creation and dissemination of historically based fictional narratives. Are such representations capable of shaping, changing or depicting 'real' human atrocities? How do existing ideas about gender influence the ways these narratives are written and perceived? Moving beyond fictional accounts that have portrayed the carnage of World War II, the Holocaust and the Vietnam War, the author focuses on emerging narratives about recent abuses, including those in South Africa, Rwanda and Iraq.