TY - JOUR
T1 - Intimacy and the Gendering of War: Women’s experience of insurgency war (1996-2006)in Nepal,
AU - Taithe, Bertrand
AU - Read, Róisín
AU - Devkota, Bhimsen
AU - Ghimire, Sudha
PY - 2024/7/12
Y1 - 2024/7/12
N2 - This article explores intimacy and gendered practices in insurgent warfare, with special reference to the conflict in Nepal between 1996 and 2006. Drawing on fieldwork, we argue that women’s experiences of and during the insurgency highlight how they engaged with bodily concerns and care, reproductive, and healing practices while serving revolutionary causes. By drawing attention to these particular issues, the article contends that most of the existing literature on conflict fails to account for the gendered nuances and micro-politics of care in violent contexts. It shows how healthcare provisions have been restricted to informal and private spaces due to attacks against healthcare and illustrates the long-term impacts of being unable to access public healthcare due to insecurity.
AB - This article explores intimacy and gendered practices in insurgent warfare, with special reference to the conflict in Nepal between 1996 and 2006. Drawing on fieldwork, we argue that women’s experiences of and during the insurgency highlight how they engaged with bodily concerns and care, reproductive, and healing practices while serving revolutionary causes. By drawing attention to these particular issues, the article contends that most of the existing literature on conflict fails to account for the gendered nuances and micro-politics of care in violent contexts. It shows how healthcare provisions have been restricted to informal and private spaces due to attacks against healthcare and illustrates the long-term impacts of being unable to access public healthcare due to insecurity.
U2 - 10.1080/14616742.2024.2354720
DO - 10.1080/14616742.2024.2354720
M3 - Article
SN - 1461-6742
VL - 26
SP - 657
EP - 679
JO - International Feminist Journal of Politics
JF - International Feminist Journal of Politics
IS - 3
ER -