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- Title
"Thinking of You" in Kosovo: Art Activism Against the Stigma of Sexual Violence.
- Authors
Di Lellio, Anna; Rushiti, Feride; Tahiraj, Kadire; Stone, Katherine
- Abstract
In this article, we present, as participants and observers, an analysis of the social and political impact of the 2015 art installation "Mendoj Për Ty" [Thinking of You], dedicated to survivors of wartime sexual violence in Kosovo. We argue that art possesses an extraordinary power to unveil the "public secret" of wartime rape, as well as produce a "reparative" reading of the past, creating solidarity for, and recognition of, survivors, which simultaneously empowers them and their advocates. We also confirm the crucial role of women's networks and subjectivity to the inclusion of women's perspectives for effective transitional justice.
- Subjects
YUGOSLAVIA; ART; CHARITY; CLOTHING &; dress; COMMUNICATION; EMOTIONS; MEMORY; RAPE; SELF-efficacy; SEX crimes; SOCIAL justice; SOCIAL networks; SOCIAL stigma; VIOLENCE; WAR; SOCIAL support
- Publication
Violence Against Women, 2019, Vol 25, Issue 13, p1543
- ISSN
1077-8012
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1077801219869553