Women Negotiating Change
The Structure and Transformation of Gendered Violence in Bangladesh
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3877762 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Meghna Guhathakurta (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 193-211 |
| Publication date | 2004-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cultural Dynamics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0921-3740 • E-ISSN: 1461-7048 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0921374004047745 |
| OpenAlex | W1985889392 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
This article explores the abduction and murder of Kalpana Chakma, Organizing Secretary of the Hill Women's Federation, a local network addressing issues of gendered violence in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. The article reflects on Kalpana Chakma's views of life and struggle, the incident, and its consequences. Analysing the response of the mainstream women's movement to the event, I foreground contesting notions of violence and victimization upheld by the state and the women's movement in Bangladesh. Engaging the processes through which ethnic women have been victimized, this article addresses issues of agency and resistance, and the means by which women, as individuals and in movements, negotiate and resist the subject position of 'victim
Criminology · Ethnic group · Mainstream · Negotiation · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development · Gender Studies · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · South Asian Studies and Conflicts
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2025 (17) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |