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Title An analysis of the narratives of war-rape of refugee women through their social workers
Full text http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11126
Date 2007
Author(s) Phiri, Claudia
Contributor(s) Gobodo-Madikizela, Pumla
Abstract Includes bibliographical references (leaves 91-97). - Sexual violence has been increasingly used against women during conflicts. The harm of war on women has been poorly visible due to the associated stigma and traditions that blame women for male sexual exploitation. As a result, it creates a collusion of secrecy around issues of sexual violence between women, perpetrators and society. Present literature on issues of trauma tends to draw on a PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder) model with a focus on the individual. As a result, it restricts, and limits the experiences of refugee women by neglecting a collective view of trauma. Research on the war rape experiences of refugee women is a step towards making the harm of war more visible and provides a meaning and context for their experiences.
Subject(s) Psychological Research
Language eng
Publisher University of Cape Town; Faculty of Humanities; Department of Psychology
Type of publication Thesis; Text; Masters; MA
Repository Cape Town - OpenUCT, University of Cape Town
Added to C-A: 2017-02-10;17:16:00