Liv S Gaborit

Biographic Data

ID3640913
NAMELiv S Gaborit
GIVEN NAMESLiv S
FAMILY NAMEGaborit
SIGNATUREGABORIT L S
AFFILIATIONSUniversidade de Roskilde, Dinamarca
ORCID0000-0003-0569-3136
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS3
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX1

  • Dancing with the Junta Again: Mistreatment of Women Activists by the Tatmadaw Following the Military Coup in Myanmar

    Open AccessLiv S GaboritARTICLEAnthropology in Action2021

    Since the military coup on 1 February, more than 800 people, including children have been killed and more than 6,000 people have been arrested. The death toll and number of incarcerated women is sharply increasing during the crack down on protesters by security forces; yet, little is known about the specific challenges and opportunities encountered by women activists while imprisoned. Through analysis of semi-structured interviews with five women…

  • Beyond the Prison Gate: Exploring Recognition through Photography with Former Political Prisoners in Myanmar

    Liv S GaboritARTICLEVisual Anthropology2021References: 18

    This article argues that imprisonment is a liminal experience and that recognition is needed to establish a new social status to enable parity of participation after one’s release. The article builds on photographic action research done with four former political prisoners in Myanmar, and analyzes three of the photos from the project and the process of creating and exhibiting photos. The article shows how former prisoners experience prolonged lim…

  • The danger of “the truth”

    Open AccessLiv S GaboritARTICLETheory & Psychology2020

    This commentary applauds Held’s (2020) argument for the importance of considering the risk of epistemological violence implicit in psychology. In addition, this commentary suggests the argument can be furthered by looking to the ontological turn within anthropology and considering not only the risk of epistemic, but of ontological violence in psychological research as well as in therapeutic practice. Lastly, this commentary questions whether acad…

  • Olhando através dos Portões da Prisão: O Acesso No Campo Da Etnografia

    Open AccessLiv S GaboritARTICLECadernos Pagu2019Cited by: 3References: 17

    Este artigo discute o conceito de 'acesso' no contexto da etnografia. A concepção de Schatz do acesso como a identificação do ponto de observação mais próximo é o fundamento da discussão sobre 15 meses de trabalho de campo realizado em Myanmar para um estudo de experiências de encarceramento que obteve pouco acesso a essas instituições. O artigo vai além de uma compreensão de acesso definida em termos de um foco em dentro e fora e demonstra como …

  • Human Rights in Prisons: Comparing Institutional Encounters in Kosovo, Sierra Leone and the Philippines

    Andrew M Jefferson, A Jefferson et al.BOOKHuman Rights in Prisons2015

    Drawing on participatory action research conducted in Sierra Leone, Kosovo and the Philippines, Human Rights in Prisons analyses encounters between rights-based non-governmental organisations and prisons. It explores the previously under-researched perspectives of prison staff and prisoners on their lives and relationships

  • Human Rights in Prisons

    Open AccessAndrew M Jefferson, A Jefferson et al.BOOKHuman Rights in Prisons2015

    Drawing on participatory action research conducted in Sierra Leone, Kosovo and the Philippines, Human Rights in Prisons analyses encounters between rights-based non-governmental organisations and pris