The Violence of Norms: Resisting Repertoires of Gender Violence in Post-Conflict Colombia
Publisher: Journal of Gender Studies
Author(s): Jennifer Bates
Date: 2022
Topics: Gender, Peace Agreements
Countries: Colombia
Feminist scholarship on gender violence in Latin America has elucidated its ubiquity and deep entrenchment within many societies, from the colonial encounter until the present day. As such, it remains important to enquire into the relationship between sociocultural norms and gender violence: how norms enable and legitimate gender violence, and how these norms can be reconfigured to resist gender violence.