Negotiating Female Genital Cutting as a Difficult Characteristic in Kurdish National Identity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2606902 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ingvild Bergom Lunde (0000-0002-9914-085X, Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, corresponding author), Mette Sagbakken (0000-0003-0055-476X), R Elise B Johansen (0000-0002-6666-6978, Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 363-381 |
| Publication date | 2019-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nordic Journal of Migration Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1799-649X • E-ISSN: 1799-649X |
| Publisher | Helsinki University Press (PUBLISHER • FI) |
| DOI | 10.2478/njmr-2019-0011 |
| OpenAlex | W2938448331 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
Based on fieldwork among Kurds in Norway, this article explores how participants described the presence of female genital cutting (FGC) in Kurdistan as a difficult topic to address in public. Perceptions of how FGC should be addressed ranged from acknowledging and directly confronting it to silencing and rejecting it as a Kurdish practice. The participants associated FGC with a 'traditional mindset' and perceptions of female sexuality that did not readily fit into new ideologies of women's liberation. Based on literature on how to manage a 'difficult' characteristic in national identity construction, we argue that the participants' negotiation of 'modern' and 'traditional' aspects of national identity is one strategy for dealing with FGC. FGC has the potential for spoiled national identity. However, we find reason to suggest that a condemnation of the practice based on women's liberation may strengthen the aspects of Kurdish national aspirations that are grounded in human rights and gender equality
Ethnic group · Identity negotiation · Intersectionality · Media studies · National identity · Nationalism · Negotiation · Political science · Racism · Social science · Sociology · Transnationalism · Anthropology · Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues · Gender Studies · Genital Health and Disease · Law
The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
Theorising women and war in Kurdistan
In Honor of Fadime
Estimating the magnitude of female genital mutilation/cutting in Norway
Between Nationalism and Women's Rights
Dispersed Nationalism
Using thematic analysis in psychology
Managing "Spoiled" National Identity
Kurdish Women in Rojava
Honour'-based violence and Kurdish communities
Imagined Communities. Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
Diaspora Formation Among Kurds in Sweden
The Kurdish Diaspora
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |