Histories of Victimhood
The word and concept of victim bear a heavy weight. To represent oneself or to be represented as a victim is often a first and vital step toward having one's suffering and one's claims to rights socially and legally recognized. Yet to name oneself or be called a victim is a risky claim, and social scientists must struggle to avoid erasing either survivors' experience of suffering or their agency and resourcefulness. Histories of Victimhood engages with this dilemma, asking how one may recognize and acknowledge suffering without essentializing affected communities and individuals.This volume tackles the theoretical and empirical questions surr…
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Weitere Autoren: Ronsbo, Henrik (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-8122-0931-0
- EAN: 9780812209310
- Produktnummer: 16953111
- Verlag: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 280 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 3'511 KB
- Abbildungen: 1 illus.
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Edited by Steffen Jensen and Henrik Ronsbo
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