Contradictions in Narrow Definitions of Gender-Based Violence Against Men During Armed Conflict

Contradictions in Narrow Definitions of Gender-Based Violence Against Men During Armed Conflict

Philile Langa (University of KwaZulu-Natal)

12/03/2024 2:15 pm –3:00 pm

U Bremen GRA 2 0030 & online

Philile Langa’s presentation will focus on gender-based violence against men during armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1960-present). Her research is about challenging and shifting the understanding of what gender-based violence during armed conflict looks like, primarily through revolutionary Black African theories that focus on prioritizing the lived experiences of Black Africans in a still colonized continent.

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DFG Research Training Group 2686: Contradiction Studies –

Constellations, Heuristics, and Concepts of the Contradictory

DFG Research Training Group 2686: Contradiction Studies –

Constellations, Heuristics, and Concepts of the Contradictory

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