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Ett rollspel av hypermaskulina män och feminina kvinnor

Mellander, Liv LU (2017) STVA22 20162
Department of Political Science
Abstract (Swedish)
Systematic mass rape during warfare has been used throughout history. This research investigated how mass rape of women have been used as a weapon in Yugoslavia wars between 1992 and 1995. Material from the trials of Dragan Zelenovic, Dragoljub Kunarac, Radomir Kovac and Zoran Vukovic, all of them accused of rape against humanity during the Yugoslavia war, is analyzed in detail with the use of Post-structural feminism theory . Also by looking at different cultural aspects in Yugoslav Wars, involving honor, protection and ethnicity, the mass rape situation in general is analyzed. Through this analysis and Post-structural feminism theory it is shown, through this study, that socially constructed sex and gender are fundamental for the use of... (More)
Systematic mass rape during warfare has been used throughout history. This research investigated how mass rape of women have been used as a weapon in Yugoslavia wars between 1992 and 1995. Material from the trials of Dragan Zelenovic, Dragoljub Kunarac, Radomir Kovac and Zoran Vukovic, all of them accused of rape against humanity during the Yugoslavia war, is analyzed in detail with the use of Post-structural feminism theory . Also by looking at different cultural aspects in Yugoslav Wars, involving honor, protection and ethnicity, the mass rape situation in general is analyzed. Through this analysis and Post-structural feminism theory it is shown, through this study, that socially constructed sex and gender are fundamental for the use of mass rape of women in war. (Less)
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author
Mellander, Liv LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVA22 20162
year
type
L2 - 2nd term paper (old degree order)
subject
keywords
Sexual violence, war, systematic rape, postmodern theory, Yugoslavia war, International Criminal Tribunal of former Yugoslavia
language
Swedish
id
8896786
date added to LUP
2017-02-08 15:57:01
date last changed
2017-02-08 15:57:01
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  abstract     = {{Systematic mass rape during warfare has been used throughout history. This research investigated how mass rape of women have been used as a weapon in Yugoslavia wars between 1992 and 1995. Material from the trials of Dragan Zelenovic, Dragoljub Kunarac, Radomir Kovac and Zoran Vukovic, all of them accused of rape against humanity during the Yugoslavia war, is analyzed in detail with the use of Post-structural feminism theory . Also by looking at different cultural aspects in Yugoslav Wars, involving honor, protection and ethnicity, the mass rape situation in general is analyzed. Through this analysis and Post-structural feminism theory it is shown, through this study, that socially constructed sex and gender are fundamental for the use of mass rape of women in war.}},
  author       = {{Mellander, Liv}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Ett rollspel av hypermaskulina män och feminina kvinnor}},
  year         = {{2017}},
}