My Body Is a War Zone
Exhibitions and Testimonies as a Tool for Change
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12435594 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leora Kahn (PROOF: Media for Social Justice, New York, NY, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 13 |
| Pages | 1578-1593 |
| Publication date | 2019-09-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Violence Against Women (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1077801219869545 |
| PMID | 31506020 |
| OpenAlex | W2973181028 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 15 |
This article has evolved from an exhibition produced with PROOF: Media for Social Justice entitled "My Body Is a War Zone," which was part of a larger project ("Legacy of Rape") consisting of stories from women in four postconflict regions. Drawing on interviews conducted with women in Santa Marta, Colombia, in May 2012 and January 2017, I explore the use of testimony, photography, and exhibition as a means of empowering survivors to become activists. Using the Colombian example, I argue that such exhibitions can transform national and public dialogue by engaging audiences on a personal and emotional level
Art · Criminology · Exhibition · Media studies · Photography · Political science · Social justice · Social media · Sociology · Visual arts · Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Global Security and Public Health · Law
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |