Engendering violence in Papua New Guinea /

Summary: "This collection builds on previous works on gender violence in the Pacific, but goes beyond some previous approaches to ‘domestic violence’ or ‘violence against women’ in analyzing the dynamic processes of ‘engendering’ violence in PNG. ‘Engendering’ refers not just to the sex of indi...

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Other Authors: Jolly, Margaret (Editor), Stewart, Christine (Editor), Brewer, Carolyn (Editor)
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
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  • Content: The place of Papua New Guinea: gender violence / Margaret Jolly Black and blue: shades of violence in west New Britain, PNG / Naomi McPherson Troubled masculinities and gender violence in Melanesia / Laura Zimmer-Tamakoshi Engendered violence and with-killing in Simbu / Philip Gibbs Becoming Mary: Marian devotion as a solution to gender-based violence in urban PNG / Anna-Karina Hermkens Engendering violence in Papua New Guinea courts: sentencing in rape trials / Jean G. Zorn Conversations with convicted rapists / Fiona Hukula 'Crime to be a woman?': engendering violence against female sex workers in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea / Christine Stewart Gender violence in Melanesia and the problem of Millennium Development Goal no. 3 / Martha Macintyre.