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Summer Feminist Politics Book Club
(Special Event)
This free virtual webinar series, organized by Farida Jalalzai, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, and Jessica C. Smith, University of Southampton, UK, provides forum to discuss some of the latest books on feminist and gendered politics. Kicking off with a 30 minute 'in conversation' with the author and the host, a discussion of approximately 45 minutes with audience members follows. Attendees need to register in advance and must be logged into a zoom account to access the webinar. Questions about the webinar series can be addressed to Farida Jalalzai, fjalalzai@vt.edu, or Jessica C. Smith, j.c.smith@soton.ac.uk.
Schedule:
Friday 17th September - 10-11:15am ET, PST; 3-4:15pm, GMT; 4-5:15 pm
Book: Violence Against Women in Politics (Oxford University Press)
Author Mona Lena Krook, Rutgers University
Host: Farida Jalalzai, CLAHS
Zoom Webinar Registration Link: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-T95AvPuSO2hczQ8dYhOCw
Books Description: Women have made significant inroads into politics in recent years, but in many parts of the world, their increased engagement has spurred attacks, intimidation, and harassment intended to deter their participation. This book provides the first comprehensive account of this phenomenon, exploring how women came to give these experiences a name-violence against women in politics-and lobby for its increased recognition by citizens, states, and international organizations. Drawing on research in multiple disciplines, Krook argues that violence against women in politics is not simply a gendered extension of existing definitions of political violence privileging physical aggressions against rivals. Rather, it is a distinct phenomenon involving a broad range of harms to attack and undermine women as political actors.
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