Kiran Kaur Grewal: 2 books
Racialised Gang Rape and the Reinforcement of Dominant Order
Discourses of Gender, Race and Nation
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2016
This path-breaking book provides a comparative analysis of public discourses in France and Australia on a series of highly mediatised racialised gang rapes that occurred during the early to mid-2000s. These rapes led to intense public debate in both countries regarding an apparent ‘gang rape phenomenon’...
The Socio-Political Practice of Human Rights
Between the Universal and the Particular
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2016
This book examines discourses of rights and practices of resistance in post-conflict societies, exploring the interaction between the international human rights framework and different actors seeking political and social change. Presenting detailed new case studies from Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka and...