Gender and Sexuality Studies

Abstract

During genocides sexualized violence against women takes a very peculiar roll. The attocities that occur are not merely physical but also symbolic.This is because genocidal violence is highly  ritiualized. In order to understant this, we have to look at the unique elements in the whole nocide

This does not occur in one genocide specific. We see it during all genocides im the Twerntieth and Twenty-first century. The crimes committed during genocides are ofen more gruesome and evasive. To understand this we have to look at the breeeding ground and mechanisms of genocide hemselves and its main objectives.  Genocide is a specific crime that differs from warcrimes and crimes against humanity. 

During my presentation I will try to shed some light in this development. I will do this by comparing the Atmenian genocide and the genocide on the Kurds in Iraq, Bosnia and Bangladesh. I will also discuss the enormity of this trauma and why certain techniques used by victims of war victims or people traumatized by vrimes against humaniy does not have the same effect for victims  who survived a genocide.

Due to cultural taboos and constraints females often do not seek help. In other cases they are even ignored and ommitted by politicians, policymakers or activists. They are simply not included. This deepens the pain, with no resolution. They are sometimes even forgotten by those  that seek recognition. This makes their pain cultural silenced. 

Paim that will not resolve, will have again enormous personal and cultural comsequences for communities and society as a whole.

In my presentation I will talk about the violence andl how we can place this in the genocide continuum. I will further discuss the dire circumstances these women live in.

heir suffering is truly forgotten.

Biography

Anthonie Holslag fimished his Anthropology degree with Honours. He specialized in international conflicts and received his doctorate in genocide studies. He has since published27 articles, several chapters and two books. He also held a speech at the UN for the recognition of the genocide in Bangladesh. He worked and taught about genocide at the University Utrecht, University of Amsterdam and the Vrije Universiteit. He also held lectures in Buenos Aires, Yerevan, Sienna, London, Geneve and Dhaka. He is sometimes asked for fact finding missions is asked for an advisory role. He is also a member of the Internatiol Associasion of Genocide Scholars.