An annual 16-day blogathon featuring writers and activists reporting on #GenderBasedViolence worldwide as part of the global #16DaysOfActivism against Gender-Based Violence Campaign.
Hosted by genderED at the University of Edinburgh, the Gendered Violence Research Network at the University of New South Wales and the Centre for Publishing at Dr B R Ambedkhar University Delhi.
Recent posts
DAY SEVEN: Systemic Stereotypes: Violence against Bonda tribal women
Nancy Yadav writes about stereotypes embedded in myth and colonial history that oppress the Bonda tribal women in India.
DAY SEVEN: When Bessie Guthrie met the Women’s Liberation Movement
Writer and Director Catherine Dwyer reflects on the Women’s Liberation Movement and the making of her film, Brazen Hussies.
DAY SIX: I Sing of Arms and the Woman: Gendered Violence in Modern Mythic Reinterpretations
Hazel Atkinson Featured image above: “Penelope at her tapestry loom with a handmaiden picking apples.” by John Roddam Spencer Stanhope. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Mythic reinterpretations are a hot topic. Specifically, ‘feminist’ reinterpretations, which attempt to give a voice to the women of ancient tales who have, until now, largely been watching from the sidelines. The … Continue reading “DAY SIX: I Sing of Arms and the Woman: Gendered Violence in Modern Mythic Reinterpretations”
DAY SIX: At the centre and yet forgotten: Violence against women in Oral Narratives
Tanuja Kothial discusses the portrayal of marginalised women and gendered violence in oral narratives and Hindu epic literature.
DAY FIVE: Confronting Gender-based Violence in Ancient Rome: The Sexual Violation of Pubescent Boys
In this post, Ulrike Roth explores evidence from the ancient Roman world to raise questions about our preparedness to confront the issue of sexual violence against children, then and now.
DAY FOUR: Bringing back hope
In working towards a domestic and family violence free Australia, Muslim Women Australia (MWA) use faith as a tool for empowerment.
DAY FOUR: Invisible Impact: Gender-based Violence and the Sikh Women’s Alliance 20 years on
A conversation with Balvinder Kaur Saund who has been at the frontline of activism within the UK’s Sikh community for over two decades.
DAY THREE: Can victim-survivors of violent crimes find justice through true crime podcasts?
Lili Pâquet discusses how Trace and The Teacher’s Pet can act as informal justice beyond police and courts.
DAY THREE: Voices of Resistance: Women’s Folksongs and Response to Domestic Violence
Garima Singh engages with the everyday resistance posed by women’s folk songs to the dominant social structure and their response to domestic violence in their own melody.
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