In the ruins of empire : historicizing sexual violence in Congo
Géographique
République démocratique du CongoThématique
EIC, violence, genreDisciplinaire
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| Titre | In the ruins of empire : historicizing sexual violence in Congo |
|---|---|
| Type de publication | Article de périodique |
| Langue principale de la publication | anglais |
| Date de publication | 2023 |
| Auteur |  Charlotte MERTENS |
| Éditeur | Routledge |
| Genre | article scientifique |
| Pays d'édition | Royaume-Uni |
| DOI | 10.1080/14616742.2023.2198546 |
| URL | https://doi.org/10.1080/14616742.2023.2198546 https://www.academia.edu/108775953/ |
| Résumé/Présentation | " Sexual violence in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ispredominantly understood and represented as a “native” phenomenon – a direct consequence of the economic civil war – unrelated to colonial violence. This article offers a historicized perspective on Congo’s enduring conflict in which sexual violence continues to ruin lives. I argue that sexual violence does not follow but structures colonialism as part of a continuum of violence. Drawing on extensive archival research, I analyze patterns of everyday gender-based violence in the Congo Free State (1885–1908) and identify the fusion of terror and pleasure as key aspects of a capitalist andpatriarchal gender order. Staging an encounter between historical and contemporary dynamics of sexual violence in Congo, this article addresses and reconceptualizes contemporary sexual violence in relation to past colonial violence" |
| Référence complète | Mertens, Charlotte. In the ruins of empire : historicizing sexual violence in Congo. In : International Feminist Journal of Politics, (Routledge). Published online : 28 Apr 2023. |
Auteurs
Charlotte MERTENS
Biographie : "Charlotte Mertens is a researcher at the University of Melbourne. Her work focuses on sexual violence in conflict settings, particularly in eastern DRC. She is interested in representations of violence, the sexual politics of empire, colonial history, and racial epistemologies. Working with the colonial archives, her research is attentive to histories of colonialism and how these endure in present eastern Congo, where she has been conducting fieldwork since 2012." (https://www.academia.edu/39193158/ - 05.2019)
Nationalité : Belgique
