Postcolonial Patriarchal Nativism, Domestic Violence and Transnational Feminist Research in Contemporary Uganda

Storytelling Domestic Violence: Feminist Politics of Participatory Video in Cambodia

Domestic violence is often referred to in development circles as the most pervasive, yet least recognised, human rights abuse in the world. Based on four participatory video (PV) workshops in Cambodia, the paper analyses spontaneous and orchestrated forms of storytelling on this normatively “private” issue. Bringing into conversation emerging geographical scholarship on storytelling with more e...

Patriarchal Benevolence of Domestic Violence 1 Running Head: PATRIARICAL BENEVOLENCE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE The Downside of Patriarchal Benevolence: Ambivalence in Addressing Domestic Violence and Socio- Economic Considerations for Women of Tamil Nadu, India

Social values and status cause diverse obstacles for escaping abuse (e.g., belief in the sanctity of marriage vs. financial necessity to stay for survival). India provides a unique opportunity to explore the interplay of status and corresponding patriarchal values in relation to the incidence of domestic violence and how it is viewed, coped with, and psychologically impacting native women. Sixt...

Gay and bisexual male domestic violence victimization: challenges to feminist theory and responses to violence.

This article demonstrates how same-sex male battering challenges contemporary feminist domestic violence theory. The author shows current theory to be heterosexist and therefore insufficient to explain the phenomenon of battering among gay/bisexual men. Domestic violence theories that integrate a sociopolitical and a psychological analysis of battering are presented as more inclusive of same-se...

Running Head: THEORIES RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THEORIES RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: CRITICAL FEMINIST THEORY AND SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY

SEXUAL VIOLENCE RESEARCH “The Politics of Sexual Violence Research: Feminist Methods and Ethical Responsibilities”

In a social and political context characterised by high rates of sexual violence and interest in the responsibilities of the state towards rape survivors, a specialist enclave of research is developing and re-defining sexual violence research in South Africa. Pressures to understand the extent, frequency and nature of sexual offences in light of current legal reforms by the state have resulted ...