Between Memory and Desire
Gender and the remembrance of war in doi moi Vietnam
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7212938 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jayne S Werner (Long Island University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 303-315 |
| Publication date | 2006-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Gender Place & Culture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0966-369X • E-ISSN: 1360-0524 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09663690600701087 |
| OpenAlex | W1994284565 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 7 |
This article explores how memory and desire narrate the remembrance of war in doi moi Vietnam through gendered representations. Based on a reading of texts, including fiction and a film shown on television, I argue that memory in wartime texts evokes a landscape of gendered desire and longing. Using Judith Butler's theory of gender melancholy, the article looks at how these texts serve a political project cultivated by the state to displace its own ideal authority
Archaeology · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Vietnam War · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Gender Studies · History · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,44 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |