Gendering Military Sacrifice

This book offers a feminist analysis of military sacrifice and reveals the importance of a gender perspective in understanding the idea of honourable death.

Autorentext

Cecilia Åse is Professor of Gender Studies at Stockholm University, Sweden.

Maria Wendt is Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in Political Science at Stockholm University, Sweden.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Gender, War and Military Sacrifice Cecilia Åse 2. Comparisons as Feminist Method: Denaturalising Gender and Nation Cecilia Åse and Maria Wendt 3. The Politics of War Rituals: Military Scarifice and Gendered Meaning-making Maria Wendt 4. The New National War Monuments: Interrogating Gendered Narratives in Commemorative Sculpture Vron Ware 5. Artistic Interventions: Gender and Nation in Contemporary War Art Redi Koobak 6. Debating Deaths: The Possibility of Dissent in the Face of Military Sacrifice Hanne Martinek 7. Gendered Grief: Mourners' Politicisation of Military Death Cecilia Åse, Monica Quirico, and Maria Wendt 8. Conclusion: The Gendered Politics of Contemporary Military Sacrifice Cecilia Åse and Maria Wendt