Join us in celebrating the publication of The Cunning of Gender Violence, edited by Lila Abu-Lughod, Rema Hammami and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian.
The volume focuses on how a once visionary feminist project has folded itself into contemporary world affairs. Combating violence against women and gender-based violence constitutes a highly visible and powerful agenda enshrined in international governance and law and embedded in state violence and global securitization. Case studies on Palestine, Bangladesh, Iran, India, Pakistan, Israel, and Turkey as well as on UN and US policies trace the silences and omissions, along with the experiences of those subjected to violence, to question the rhetoric that claims the agenda as a “feminist success story.” Read more.
The Center for the Study of Social Difference will host a panel on September 13 with contributors to the volume, including Lila Abu-Lughod and Rema Hammami.
For more info about the launch event, click here.
