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Political Science General

Female Suicide Bombings

A Critical Gender Approach

by (author) Tanya Narozhna & W. Andy Knight

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Jun 2016
Category
General, Women's Studies, History & Theory, General, Fundamentalism, General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781487500078
    Publish Date
    Jun 2016
    List Price
    $89.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781487520045
    Publish Date
    Jul 2016
    List Price
    $40.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781487510138
    Publish Date
    Aug 2016
    List Price
    $30.95

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Description

As media coverage of terrorism and terroristic acts has increased so too has the discussion about the identities, motives, and gender of the perpetrators. Over the past fifteen years, there have been over 150 reported suicide bombings committed by women around the world. Because of its prominence in media reporting, the phrase “female suicide bomber” has become loaded with gendered notions and assumptions that elicit preconditioned responses in the West.

 

Female Suicide Bombings critically examines and challenges common assumptions of this loaded term. Tanya Narozhna and W. Andy Knight introduce female suicide bombings as a socio-political practice and a product of deeply politicized, gendered representations. Drawing on a combination of feminist and post-colonial approaches as well as terrorism studies literature, the authors seek to transcend ideological divisions in order to enhance our understanding of how gender, power, and academic practices influence our perceptions of female suicide bombings.

About the authors

Tanya Narozhna is an Associate Professor of Global Politics at the University of Winnipeg.

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W. Andy Knight is Professor of Political Science at the University of Alberta. His field of interest is international relations.

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Awards

  • Winner, WGSRF's Outstanding Scholarship Prize