Melany Cruz
Biographic Data
| ID | 3686493 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melany Cruz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melany |
| FAMILY NAME | Cruz |
| SIGNATURE | CRUZ M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Leicester |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8463-6692 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Affective Dimensions of Political Violence: The Case of a Lynching in Mexico
Investigates the role of emotions in politicising forms of violence that are often dismissed as apolitical Challenges traditional conceptions of political violence by integrating political emotions into the analysis of contemporary lynching Uses the 2004 lynching in San Juan Ixtayopan, Mexico, as a case study to rethink violence often labelled as “criminal” or “barbaric” Politicises marginalised forms of violence, such as lynching, which are typi…
Reflections on Divine Violence: Forum on the Actuality of Benjamin’s ‘Critique of Violence’ at Its Centenary, Part III
Walter Benjamin published his influential essay ‘Critique of Violence’/‘Zur Kritik der Gewalt’ in 1921, and the work has troubled and provoked thinkers across disciplines for over a century now. This Forum gathers a group of scholars in philosophy, political science, international relations and legal studies to reflect on the actuality of Benjamin’s essay for contemporary critical theory. Melany Cruz, Kaveh Ghoreishi and Sara Minelli engage Benja…
Sexualized violence and feminist counter-violence
A Revolt Within a Revolt: Feminist political ideas in Chile's social uprising
This article analyses the role of feminist activists and feminist political ideas in Chile during the 2019 popular revolt. In the last months of 2019, a popular anti-neoliberal revolt was marked by social protests, violent and nonviolent civil disobedience and political upheaval. Feminists, specifically from the collective Coordinadora Feminista 8 de Marzo (C8M), became central during this period. They not only participated in the organisation of…
Methodology and academic extractivism: The neo-colonialism of the British university
Methodological pedagogy within contemporary British social science higher education (through methods courses, textbooks, etc.) constitutes the process through which the researcher is formed, and research designed. It is our contention that methodology – whether positivist or post-positivist – is a form of knowing predicated upon the severance of theory from practice. Methodology presents these as distinct areas, which can only be unified through …
Methodology and academic extractivism: The neo-colonialism of the British university
Methodological pedagogy within contemporary British social science higher education (through methods courses, textbooks, etc.) constitutes the process through which the researcher is formed, and research designed. It is our contention that methodology – whether positivist or post-positivist – is a form of knowing predicated upon the severance of theory from practice. Methodology presents these as distinct areas, which can only be unified through …
A Revolt Within a Revolt: Feminist political ideas in Chile's social uprising
This article analyses the role of feminist activists and feminist political ideas in Chile during the 2019 popular revolt. In the last months of 2019, a popular anti-neoliberal revolt was marked by social protests, violent and nonviolent civil disobedience and political upheaval. Feminists, specifically from the collective Coordinadora Feminista 8 de Marzo (C8M), became central during this period. They not only participated in the organisation of…
Methodology and academic extractivism: The neo-colonialism of the British university
Methodological pedagogy within contemporary British social science higher education (through methods courses, textbooks, etc.) constitutes the process through which the researcher is formed, and research designed. It is our contention that methodology – whether positivist or post-positivist – is a form of knowing predicated upon the severance of theory from practice. Methodology presents these as distinct areas, which can only be unified through …
Reflections on Divine Violence: Forum on the Actuality of Benjamin’s ‘Critique of Violence’ at Its Centenary, Part III
Walter Benjamin published his influential essay ‘Critique of Violence’/‘Zur Kritik der Gewalt’ in 1921, and the work has troubled and provoked thinkers across disciplines for over a century now. This Forum gathers a group of scholars in philosophy, political science, international relations and legal studies to reflect on the actuality of Benjamin’s essay for contemporary critical theory. Melany Cruz, Kaveh Ghoreishi and Sara Minelli engage Benja…
Sexualized violence and feminist counter-violence
A Revolt Within a Revolt: Feminist political ideas in Chile's social uprising
This article analyses the role of feminist activists and feminist political ideas in Chile during the 2019 popular revolt. In the last months of 2019, a popular anti-neoliberal revolt was marked by social protests, violent and nonviolent civil disobedience and political upheaval. Feminists, specifically from the collective Coordinadora Feminista 8 de Marzo (C8M), became central during this period. They not only participated in the organisation of…
Affective Dimensions of Political Violence: The Case of a Lynching in Mexico
Investigates the role of emotions in politicising forms of violence that are often dismissed as apolitical Challenges traditional conceptions of political violence by integrating political emotions into the analysis of contemporary lynching Uses the 2004 lynching in San Juan Ixtayopan, Mexico, as a case study to rethink violence often labelled as “criminal” or “barbaric” Politicises marginalised forms of violence, such as lynching, which are typi…
Politics (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Feminism (2 works) · Gender Politics and Representation (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Political philosophy (2 works) · Anger (1 works) · Civil disobedience (1 works)