Women, War, and the Violence of History

Davies, Susanne

doi:10.1177/1077801296002004002

Cited by 17 publications

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“…Hostile masculinity as a concept is connected to the confluence model theorized by Malamuth outside of the journal (Malamuth, 1986, 1998). The confluence model is used to predict sexual aggression, and theorizes that the presence of hostile masculinity and impersonal sex increases the likelihood that someone will commit sexual assault (Davies, 1996; Fleming & Wiersma-Mosley, 2015; Forbes, Adams-Curtis, Pakalka, & White, 2006; Nguyen & Parkhill, 2014). Hostile masculinity is measured as having sexist and domineering attitudes toward women.…”

Section: Results: Masculinity Conceptsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Critical Masculinity Studies and Research on Violence Against Women: An Assessment of Past Scholarship and Future Directions

Morris

Ratajczak

2019

Violence Against Women

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This article investigates the role of critical masculinity theory on the field of violence against women (VAW). We conduct a meta-analysis to discern which theories of masculinity have been used within the journal Violence Against Women over the past 25 years. This search revealed that many articles use masculinity concepts but do not always articulate explicit theories of masculinity. We review hegemonic masculinity and male peer support, two of the most commonly used theories of masculinity and violence. We then discuss new developments within masculinity scholarship, including theories of manhood acts, inclusive masculinity, and hybrid masculinity, and consider how these perspectives can enhance the already robust scholarship on masculinity and VAW.

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Section: Results: Masculinity Conceptsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Critical Masculinity Studies and Research on Violence Against Women: An Assessment of Past Scholarship and Future Directions

Morris

Ratajczak

2019

Violence Against Women

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“…The theoretical frameworks which inform the themes identified, center on militarized masculine identity (Enloe 2000) and gender-based violence (Brownmiller 1975; Davies 1994; Hester, Kelly, and Radford 1997; Kelly 2000).…”

Section: Methodological Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Constructing Soldiers from Boys in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Trenholm

Olsson

Blomqvist

et al. 2013

Men and Masculinities

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This study is part of an ethnography focusing on war rape in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where child soldiers are both victims and perpetrators of violence. Twelve ex-child soldier boys, aged thirteen to eighteen years, from a reintegration facility were interviewed about their soldiering experiences and their perspectives on sexual violence. Transcripts were analyzed using thematic analysis. Conceptual frameworks of militarized masculine identity and gender-based violence guided the process. Results revealed the systematic and violent construction of children into soldiers, inculcating a ''militarized masculinity''; a rigid set of stereotypical hypermasculinized behaviors promoting dominance by violating, sexually and otherwise, the subordinate ''other.'' This was achieved through terrorizing/coercing, use of indigenous preparations, substance abuse, and forbidden reflection. This article presents a more contextualized complex view of the violent perpetrator whose behaviors are a manifestation of the modes and mechanisms in which society has constructed/reconstructed gender, ethnicity, and class, and the power dynamics therein.

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“…This contrasts with the reality of a femaledominated healthcare workforce in which the majority, especially doctors, are born overseas-many from South and South-East Asia (OECD, 2020). While various feminist movements have attempted to challenge and disrupt these myths (Davies, 1996), mythologising the "ANZAC spirit" still dominates Australian culture. The use of the "frontline" worker metaphor alongside ANZAC Day celebrations cherishes traditionally masculine traits, thereby reinforcing both nationalism and gender-based power imbalances.…”

Section: Care As Combat: Discursively Masculinising Carementioning

confidence: 99%

All’s Fair in Pandemic and War? A Gendered Analysis of Australian Coverage of Covid-19

Williams

Greer²

2023

MaC

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The Covid-19 pandemic has repeatedly been framed by politicians and the media alike as this generation’s “Great War.” Metaphors are often used in political reportage as effective discursive tools to influence and persuade readers. War metaphors especially are frequently used in election campaigns, leadership spills, and during times of political unrest to portray politics as a brutal and competitive (masculine) arena. As such, the use of militaristic language and war metaphors to describe the shared challenges during a global pandemic is unsurprising. Framing the pandemic as a war can rally citizens by appealing to their sense of national and civic duty at a moment of crisis. Yet such framing is problematic as it draws on stereotyping cultural myths and values associated with war, reinforcing patriarchal understandings of bravery and service that glorify hegemonic masculinity while excluding women from the public sphere. Using a feminist critical discourse analysis, this article will examine Australian print media coverage of the first six months of the Covid-19 pandemic, focusing on two case studies—the prime minister and “frontline” workers—to further understand the gender bias of mainstream media. We argue that, by drawing on war metaphors in Covid-19 coverage which emphasizes protective masculinity, the media reproduce and re-enforce political and societal gender stereotypes and imbalances.

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Women, War, and the Violence of History

Cited by 17 publications

References 2 publications

Critical Masculinity Studies and Research on Violence Against Women: An Assessment of Past Scholarship and Future Directions

Critical Masculinity Studies and Research on Violence Against Women: An Assessment of Past Scholarship and Future Directions

Constructing Soldiers from Boys in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

All’s Fair in Pandemic and War? A Gendered Analysis of Australian Coverage of Covid-19

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