Violence in Everyday Life
Author | : Aliraza Javaid |
Publisher | : Zed Books Ltd. |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2020-07-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781786997241 |
ISBN-13 | : 178699724X |
Rating | : 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Download or read book Violence in Everyday Life written by Aliraza Javaid and published by Zed Books Ltd.. This book was released on 2020-07-23 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Violence in Everyday Life explores how identity markers such as gender and sexuality intersect with violence, synthesizing the themes of gender, sexuality and violence to offering a crucial and coherent framework for understanding the interrelationship between these concepts. Aliraza Javaid explores how violence is experienced at a local, regional and global level, and considers the ways in which hegemonic masculinities are reproduced through violence. Attention is given to the particular ways in which these constructions of masculinity are reflected in areas such as homophobic violence, transphobic violence, and violence against intimate partners. Drawing on new empirical data and his own personal experiences of violence, as well as identifying new areas for further research, Javaid’s work represents a unique study of the interconnectedness of violence, gender and sexuality, and of how violence is fuelled by society’s attitudes towards masculinity.