Culture and subjectivity – areas of continuity and rupture: the history of Mukhtar Mai

In 2002 a Pakistani woman named Mukhtar Mai was sentenced to collective rape for a crime committed by her brother. Unfortunately, situations like these cannot be considered rare in Pakistan, where rape as a way of resolving conflicts between families is a common practice. Consequently, the most rema...

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Main Author: Jennifer Perroni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2009-07-01
Series:Mediações: Revista de Ciências Sociais
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Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/mediacoes/article/view/3357