Understanding Sexual Violence in Political Terms; Rape as a Weapon of War

dc.rights.license	CC-BY-NC-ND
dc.contributor.advisor	Kloosterboer, N.J.G.
dc.contributor.author	Koster, V.A.
dc.date.accessioned	2020-03-18T19:00:36Z
dc.date.available	2020-03-18T19:00:36Z
dc.date.issued	2020
dc.identifier.uri	https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/35438
dc.description.abstract	In this paper I respond to Baaz en Stern’s critical analysis of the dominant ‘Rape as a Weapon of War’ discourse. Through a conceptual analysis of three theories of rape that shift away from the notion of ‘consent’, I conclude rape should first and foremost be understood as a serious wrong. Additionally, rape should be understood in political terms; as both a product and instrument of systematic gender inequality. On these grounds, I conclude wartime sexual violence can be understood as a weapon of war, regardless of whether it is executed according to a millitary strategy.
dc.description.sponsorship	Utrecht University
dc.format.extent	201897
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.language.iso	en
dc.title	Understanding Sexual Violence in Political Terms; Rape as a Weapon of War
dc.type.content	Bachelor Thesis
dc.rights.accessrights	Open Access
dc.subject.keywords	sexual violence, rape, wartime violence, weapon of war, strategy of war, gender, philosophy, feminism, feminist theory
dc.subject.courseuu	Taal- en cultuurstudies