Sexuality and War: Literary Masks of the Middle East
| Title | Sexuality and War: Literary Masks of the Middle East |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Year of Publication | 1990 |
| Authors | Accad, Evelyne |
| Number of Pages | 198 |
| Publisher | New York University Press |
| City, Country | New York |
| Abstract | In this text, the author explores what she argues is an indissoluble link between war and sexuality. She explores the connections among sexuality, war, nationalism, pacifism, violence, love and power as they relate to the body, the partner, the family, political ideologies and religion. [From WorldCat.] |
| Full Text | Contents: 1. Sexuality and sexual politics: conflicts and contradictions for contemporary women. 2. An occulted aspect of the war in Lebanon. 3. Hanan al-Shaykh: despair, resignation, masochism, and madness. 4. Etel Adnan: courage, engagement, and self-sacrifice. 5. Andrée Chedid: determination, vision, endurance, and belief in humanity. 6. Active nonviolence versus victimization. 7. Tawfiq Yusuf Awwa : revolution, ethics, revenge, and destiny. 8. Halim Barakat: despair, fear, revolt, tradition, and heroism. 9. Elias Khoury: ambivalence, fear of women, and fascination with death and destruction. 10. War/masculinity versus life/freedom. 11. Personal and political action for the transformation of society. |
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- Theory & Gender
- Militarism
- Military & Military Systems
- Military & Society
- Military & Gender
- War & Politics
- War & State-formation
- War & Nation/Nation-building & Gender
- War, Politics/Citizenship & Gender
- War & Colonialism/Imperialism
- War & Anti-colonial Struggle
- Human Rights
- War & Sexuality
- War & Gender
- War & Women
- War, Gender & Combat
- War Mobilization
- War, Gender & Home Front
- War & Cultural Representations of Gender
- Post-war Societies & Gender
- War Memories & Gender
- War, Violence & Gender
- War & Sexual Violence
- War Traumas
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