Reproductive Heteronormativity and Sexual Violence in the Bangladesh War of 1971.

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  • Author(s): Mookherjee, Nayanika
  • Source:
    Social Text. Summer2012, Vol. 30 Issue 2_111, p123-131. 9p. 1 Black and White Photograph.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty, 1942-; Sex crimes; Heteronormativity; Photographs
    • Subject Terms:
      Bangladesh
    • Abstract:
      An interview with Indian philosopher and theorist Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak is presented. She details her visits in Bangladesh along with a deconstructive reading of sexual violence during wars, which she refers to as the tacit globalization of reproductive heteronormativity. Spivak mentions her efforts in helping the country to become a state. Moreover, she reveals that the pictures she took during her trips in Bangladesh are stories of life and narratives.