| ID | 116830 |
| Title Proper | Gender logics of resistance to the war on terror |
| Other Title Information | constructing sex-gender difference through the erasure of patriarchy in the Middle East |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Pratt, Nicola |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article asks, 'How are femininities constructed in resisting the "war on terror" and with what implications for women's agency and the conceptualisation of gender?' It examines the under-studied gender logics of non-violent resistance to the 'war on terror' by focusing on a series of conferences held in Cairo, between 2002 and 2008, uniting opposition to imperialism, Zionism, neoliberalism and dictatorship. Whereas much feminist scholarship conceptualises sex-gender difference within patriarchy as the major source of women's subordination, women speakers at the Cairo conferences erased patriarchy as a source of subordination and valorised sex-gender difference as a source of agency in resisting the 'war on terror'. Femininities were constructed against the dominant narratives and practices of the war on terror through the representation of national/religious or class differences. These 'resistance femininities' represent strategically essentialised identities that function to bridge differences and mobilise women against the 'war on terror'. |
| `In' analytical Note | Third World Quarterly Vol. 33, No.10; 2012: p.1821-1836 |
| Journal Source | Third World Quarterly Vol. 33, No.10; 2012: p.1821-1836 |
| Key Words | War on Terror ; Identities ; Femininities ; Cairo Conference ; Gender Difference ; Imperialism ; Zionism ; Neoliberalism ; Dictatorship ; Gender |