Emma Brannlund Emma.Brannlund@uwe.ac.uk
Occasional Associate Lecturer - CHSS - DAS
Negotiating in/security: Women’s activism in Kashmir
Br�nnlund, Emma
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Abstract
This paper aims to interrogate the relationship between women’s activism and in/security through a narrative approach to feminist security studies. The investigation of women’s activism in the Kashmir Valley highlights gendered notions of in/security and brings to fore in/securities experienced by local women and men.
Kashmir is neither a state of open war, nor a post-conflict situation, but a rough terrain of in/security. This terrain is highly gendered as large presence of hyper-masculinised military troops, anti-government militants and “unidentified gunmen”, as well as robust gender roles, govern social and political life. The in/security terrain, both discursive and embodied, is constituting the Kashmiri population and, significantly, women activists.
In this paper I explore how women engaging in activism negotiate the in/security terrain through various strategies. The key tactic involves the telling of stories to oneself; narratives that externalise threats and demonstrate one’s own agency. Importantly, this paper brings insights into how women challenge gendered in/securities in order to partake in political activities.
Citation
Brännlund, E. (2018, April). Negotiating in/security: Women’s activism in Kashmir. Paper presented at Pint of Research: Global Society, Bristol, England
Presentation Conference Type | Conference Paper (unpublished) |
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Conference Name | Pint of Research: Global Society |
Conference Location | Bristol, England |
Start Date | Apr 14, 2018 |
End Date | Apr 14, 2018 |
Acceptance Date | May 14, 2018 |
Peer Reviewed | Not Peer Reviewed |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/868105 |
Publisher URL | https://pintofscience.co.uk/event/a-global-society |
Additional Information | Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : Pint of Science |
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