Afghanistan Remembers : : Gendered Narrations of Violence and Culinary Practices / / Parin Dossa.

Although extensive literature exists on the violence of war, little attention has been given to the ways in which this violence becomes entrenched and normalized in the inner recesses of everyday life. In Afghanistan Remembers, Parin Dossa examines Afghan women’s recall of violence through memories...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2022]
©2013
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (192 p.) :; 8 b&w illustrations, 1 b&w table
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Acknowledgments --
In Memoriam --
Introduction --
1 Epistemology and Methodology --
2 Testimonial Narratives --
3 Bearing Witness --
4 The Fire of the Hearth Will Not Be Extinguished --
5 Foodscapes --
Conclusion: Towards an Engaged Anthropology --
Appendix --
Notes --
References --
Index
Summary:Although extensive literature exists on the violence of war, little attention has been given to the ways in which this violence becomes entrenched and normalized in the inner recesses of everyday life. In Afghanistan Remembers, Parin Dossa examines Afghan women’s recall of violence through memories and food practices in their homeland and its diaspora. Her work reveals how the suffering and trauma of violence has been rendered socially invisible following decades of life in a war-zone.Dossa argues that it is necessary to acknowledge the impact of violence on the familial lives of Afghan women along with their attempts at recovery under difficult circumstances. Informed by Dossa’s own story of family migration and loss, Afghanistan Remembers is a poignant ethnographic account of the trauma of war. She calls on the reader to recognize and bear witness to the impact of deeper forms of violence.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781442667600
9783110490954
DOI:10.3138/9781442667600
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Parin Dossa.