Gender and Affect in Testimonial Performance: The Example of I Once Knew a Girl

2015 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 126-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Fitzpatrick

Using the Theatre of Witness production I Once Knew a Girl as its focal point, this essay examines the operation of affect in performances that address Northern Ireland's history of civil conflict. I Once Knew a Girl seeks to capture women's experience of those decades. The gendered aspects of that conflict and of the associated violence and victimhood are rarely acknowledged or explored, although the research on domestic and sexual violence suggests that public civic violence has an aggravating impact on all forms of violence, including those normally designated as ‘private’. These performances focus on the personal and individual experience of the conflict and its aftermath, while seeking to create affective experiences for the spectators. Affect arguably facilitates the public telling of taboo stories while minimizing the potential for audience objectification and ‘Othering’ of the participant/protagonist. ‘Taboo’, because sexual and domestic violence – an issue that arises repeatedly within this production – is often minimized or marginalized in public discussion of the Northern Irish conflict, where the focus is on the ‘masculine’ narratives of nation and nationalisms.

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. e0261460
Author(s):  
Shabnam Iezadi ◽  
Kamal Gholipour ◽  
Ahmad Khanijahani ◽  
Mahasti Alizadeh ◽  
Bahram Samadirad ◽  
...  

Background Domestic violence (DV) is a universal issue and an important public health priority. Establishing a DV Registry System (DVRS) can help to systematically integrate data from several sources and provide valid and reliable information on the scope and severity of harms. The main objective of this study was to develop, validate, and pilot-test a minimum datasheet for a DVRS to register DV victims in medical facilities. Materials and methods This study was conducted in two main phases. Phase one includes developing the datasheet for registration of DV in the DVRS. In phase two, the datasheet designed in the previous step was used in a pilot implementation of the DVRS for 12 months to find practical challenges. The preliminary datasheet was first developed using information on similar registry programs and guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO) and then reviewed by four expert panels. Through a two-round Delphi technique, experts evaluated the instrument using the Content Validity Index (CVI) and Content Validity Ratio (CVR). The consistency of the responses was evaluated by test-retest analysis. Finally, two physicians in two forensic medical clinics registered the victims of physical and/or sexual violence perpetrated by a family member. Results Preliminary datasheet consisted of 31 items. In the first round of Delphi, fifteen items had good content validity (I-CVI and CVR) and were kept, and seven items were moved to the next round. Also, in the first round of Delphi, experts suggested adding three items, including history of the violence, custody of the child, and custody of the elderly. All items evaluated in the second round were kept due to good CVR and CVI scores. As a result of Test-retest correlation coefficients for self-reprted items, two items including perpetrator’s alcohol and drug use status were excluded (r(30) = +.43, and +.38, p< .01, two-tailed, respectively). Finally, 24 items were included in the datasheet including 15 items for individuals’ characteristics (victims’ characteristics and perpetrators’ characteristics), eight items for incidents’ characteristics, and one item for past history of violence experience. A total of 369 cases were registered from September 23, 2019, to July 21, 2020. The majority of the reported cases were female (82%) and were 19–40 years old. No physical and/or sexual violence was reported from rural areas, which calls upon researchers to explore how services for detecting and treating the victims can be made accessible to these areas. Conclusion DVRS can show trends in DV by age, sex, the context of the violence, and incidence characteristics at every point in time. This is particularly valuable in planning and prioritizing research areas and interventions for DV prevention. Additionally, DVRS can be linked to other disease registry programs which can contribute to continuity and coordination of care, and major research in the future. Although a DVRS can be a promising initiative in identifying the areas in need of urgent interventions, there is no guarantee for its proper implementation due to limited resources and other challenges.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sedigheh Nouhjah ◽  
Seyed Mahmood Latifi

Domestic violence against women is an important health issue, but few studies have focused on city of residence and ethnic differences. To estimate the prevalence of various forms of domestic violence and certain related factors, with a specific focus on city of residence and ethnicity, we studied 1820 married women attending public health centers in 4 large cities in Khuzestan Province, southwestern Islamic Republic of Iran. We used an interviewer-administered questionnaire for data collection. The prevalence of some forms of lifetime domestic violence against women was 47.3%. The prevalence of physical, psychological, and any form of lifetime violence was the highest in Dezful (25.7%, 54.8%, and 57.7%, resp.). For sexual violence, the highest prevalence was reported in Ahvaz (17.7%). The highest prevalence of physical and sexual violence during any point of life was reported by Arab women (25.1% and 16.7%). The experience of all forms of violence was significantly associated with city of residence. Results of regression logistic analysis revealed that all of the forms of violence except psychological violence were statistically significantly associated with ethnicity (P<0.05).


2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
María Luisa Femenías

Resumen: Este trabajo recoge la charla de MaríaLuisa Femenías, transcrita y re-elaborada por la autora,presentada por videoconferencia el 22 de marzo de 2011,en un evento pensado como preparación para la cohorteen Estudios de Género del Doctorado de Humanidadesde la Universidad del Valle. Femenías inicia su charlapostulando tres niveles de feminismos, (a) un nivel teórico, (b) un feminismo militante y, por último, (c) el feminismoespontáneo del movimiento de mujeres. En el nivel teórico,la autora reconoce la necesidad de situar nuestros propiossaberes y poder dinamizar las categorías que nos llegande afuera, en función de nuestros propios problemas yexperiencias, nuestras situaciones particulares históricosocialesy geográficas. La autora reconoce que la historiade nuestros movimientos muestra, no calcos de lo ajeno,sino respuestas a acontecimientos locales “previos”, quehan dado lugar a movimientos de mujeres autónomos.En ese sentido, Femenías sostiene que el pensamientofeminista latinoamericano es original y es originario en lamedida en que parte de su propia situación y localización,y tiene características propias como la pluralidad étnicocultural,lo cual hace aún más imperativo que se tome encuenta la intersección género, clase y etnia. La autoraretoma el concepto de subalternidad, pues las mujeresconstituimos una “minoría”, no numéricamente, sino enrelación con nuestro escaso usufructo de los espacios depoder. Se examinan los modos en los cuales el problemade la violencia doméstica se estructura como un eje queinvisibiliza otras violencias, como por ejemplo la violenciade la exclusión por naturalización que sostiene la divisiónsexual del trabajo y de los espacios asociados. Finalmente,se admite que la mayoría de nuestras luchas han sido porla legalización de los derechos de las mujeres, lo cual nosvincula con el feminismo denominado “de la igualdad”,pero que este reclamo ha insuficiente , lo cual, de un modoo de otro, ha conducido a la revisión situada de esos conceptos,en relación con lo que se ha llamado la “culturafemenina” que remite a la preocupación “en red” de quetodos y todas puedan vivir una vida que merezca ser vivida.Palabras clave: feminismos, pensamiento feminista latinoamericano, subalternidad, género, clase, etniaLatin American Feminisms: An OverviewAbstract: This paper corresponds to a talk given byMaría Luisa Femenías, transcribed and reworked by theauthor, which was a videoconference given on March 22,2011, in an event preparing for the Doctorate of Humanities,emphasis on Gender Studies. Femenías postulatesthree levels of feminism, (a) a theoretical level, (b) feministmilitancy, and (c) spontaneous women’s movements. Onthe theoretical level, the author recognizes the need to placeour knowledge and retool foreign categories with regardto our own problems and experiences, our historical andsocial situations and geography. The author recognizesthat the history of our movements has mostly respondedto local events, giving rise to autonomous women’s movements.In this sense Latin American feminist thought isoriginal, for it obeys our own characteristics, such as ourethnic and cultural plurality, which makes it imperative totake into account the intersections among gender, class andethnicity. Femenías invokes the concept of subalternity, for women constitute a minority, not numerically, but in the sense of our low levels of access to power. The paper alludes to ways in which domestic violence becomes a screen making other forms of violence invisible, among them the sexual division of labor and its associated spaces. Finally, it is admitted that most of our struggles have been for legalization of women’s rights, which ties us to “equality feminism”, but this has been insufficient, which has led to the revision of concepts in relation to what has been called “feminine culture”, related in turn to the purpose of making it possible for everyone to lead a life worth living.Key Words: feminisms, Latina American feministthought, subalternity, gender, class, ethnicity


BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. e042444
Author(s):  
Nayreen Daruwalla ◽  
Suman Kanougiya ◽  
Apoorwa Gupta ◽  
Lu Gram ◽  
David Osrin

ObjectivesDomestic violence against women harms individuals, families, communities and society. Perpetrated by intimate partners or other family members, its overlapping forms include physical, sexual and emotional violence, control and neglect. We aimed to describe the prevalence of these forms of violence and their perpetrators in informal settlements in Mumbai.DesignCross-sectional survey.SettingTwo large urban informal settlement areas.Participants5122 women aged 18–49 years.Primary and secondary outcome measuresPrevalence and perpetrators in the last year of physical, sexual and emotional domestic violence, coercive control and neglect. For each of these forms of violence, responses to questions about individual acts and composite estimates.ResultsIn the last year, 644 (13%) women had experienced physical domestic violence, 188 (4%) sexual violence and 963 (19%) emotional violence. Of ever-married women, 13% had experienced physical or sexual intimate partner violence in the last year. Most physical (87%) and sexual violence (99%) was done by partners, but emotional violence equally involved marital family members. All three forms of violence were more common if women were younger, in the lowest socioeconomic asset quintile or reported disability. 1816 women (35%) had experienced at least one instance of coercive control and 33% said that they were afraid of people in their home. 10% reported domestic neglect of their food, sleep, health or children’s health.ConclusionsDomestic violence against women remains common in urban informal settlements. Physical and sexual violence were perpetrated mainly by intimate partners, but emotional violence was attributed equally to partners and marital family. More than one-third of women described controlling behaviours perpetrated by both intimate partners and marital family members. We emphasise the need to include the spectrum of perpetrators and forms of domestic violence—particularly emotional violence and coercive control—in data gathering.Trial registration numberISRCTN84502355; Pre-results.


2020 ◽  
pp. 208-242
Author(s):  
Lynn M. Hudson

This chapter centers on the work of Ruby McKnight Williams, Edna Griffin, and other southern Californians who fought racial restrictions. Williams and her allies in the NAACP touched a nerve in the wealthy enclave of Pasadena when they joined forces to integrate the public swimming pool. The backlash against their efforts was swift and lengthy. While segregating bodies in water was not solely a western project, California had more pools than any other state by the 1920s and pioneered systems of restricting these spaces. Pools became a focal point for the battle over Jim Crow in the state, just as streetcars had in the previous century. The struggle over the Brookside pool lasted longer than any other case in the history of the Pasadena NAACP and shaped the memories of black Californians, including Jackie Robinson.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-152
Author(s):  
Ahmad Yunus ◽  
Supianto Supianto

Harmonious households can occur due to several factors that support, including factors such as comfort, compatibility, the existence of goals and trust. Conversely, households that are not harmonious occur because of several factors, including the lack of compatibility and frequent conflicts. This research focuses on how the level of understanding and the impact of community understanding of UUPKDRT. The level of community understanding of Cangkring Village, Jenggawah Subdistrict, regarding the PKDRT Law is still low. They do not know that there are many kinds of violence, including physical violence, psychological violence, sexual violence, economic violence and domestic violence violence. The impact of the low understanding of the people of Cangkring Village on the PKDRT Law and also the low understanding of various forms of violence in household causes the high incidence of violence in the household whether it is realized consciously or not.Keywords: Understanding, Domestic violence, impact


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hayley Boxall ◽  
Anthony Morgan

This paper presents the findings from an online survey of 15,000 Australian women about their experience of domestic violence during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the three months prior to the survey, conducted in May 2020, 4.6 percent of women who responded to the survey experienced physical or sexual violence from a current or former cohabiting partner. Almost six percent (5.8%) of women experienced coercive control and 11.6 percent reported experiencing at least one form of emotionally abusive, harassing or controlling behaviour. For many women, the pandemic coincided with the onset or escalation of violence and abuse. Two-thirds of women who experienced physical or sexual violence by a current or former cohabiting partner since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic said the violence had started or escalated in the three months prior to the survey. Many women, particularly those experiencing more serious or complex forms of violence and abuse, reported safety concerns were a barrier to help-seeking.


Author(s):  
Erik Ching

El Salvador stands out as exceptional in the history of modern Latin America for some tragic reasons: its duration of military rule (1931–1979), the scale of its government-ordered mass execution of citizens (1932), and its distinctly brutal civil conflict (1980–1992). These episodes, and many others like them, are the consequence of modern El Salvador’s history as a deeply divided society. This division has its origins in a racially charged ethnic differentiation coming out of the colonial era, which then survived into the twentieth century as conflict between ethnically homogenous classes. Consequently, shared concepts of the public good have been all too rare. Instead, rivaling stakeholders have defined politics as a zero-sum game, such that any sacrifice on one group’s part is seen inherently as an advantage for a rival. In general, El Salvador has been a place where authoritarian conservatives have won the day, meaning the people who wish to maintain their privilege and preserve the status quo have successfully done so, but not without facing significant challenges and having to grant some concessions along the way.


Jurnal CMES ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Yeni Puspitasari, Eva Farhah

This research discuss about the forms of violence against woman in Banatu‘r-Riyadh novel by Raja Ash-Shani‘i based on Feminist Literary Criticism of Psychoanalysis theory by Helen Cixous. Therefore, the purpose of this research are to describe forms of violence against woman based on Feminist Literary Criticism of Psychoanalysis theory by Helen Cixous. The research findings are 1) The Domestic violence: the physical violence and the emotional violence, 2) the public violence with the emotional violence. <br /><br />


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
Judy Marria Saimima ◽  
Carolina Tuhumury ◽  
Akhmad Iqbal Jihad Masuku

Introduction: In the current development of society, acts of domestic violence in the form of physical, psychological, sexual and neglect in domestic life actually occur, so that in order to eliminate domestic violence, an effective handling or law enforcement action is needed.Purposes of Devotion: To provide a legal understanding of criminal acts of domestic violence and its handling in Rumberu Village, Inamosol District, West Seram Regency. Method of Devotion: Conducted by the lecture method by each presenter, after the presentation of the material, the participants are given the opportunity to convey the legal problems experienced, then answered by the presenter in accordance with the substance of the material presented.Results of the Devotion: The public can understand that all forms of violence, especially domestic violence, are violations of human rights and crimes against human dignity as well as forms of discrimination that must be eliminated. Legal understanding of PKDRT helps the community, especially in RT.004/Kilo 9 Rumberu Village, Inamosol District, West Seram Regency to realize their rights.


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