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Emily Gee: What insights does "The Last of Us Part II" provide about the identities and dynamics of perpetrators and victims of violence?

Emily Gee: What insights does "The Last of Us Part II" provide about the identities and dynamics of perpetrators and victims of violence?

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What is legitimate violence for women? How does emotion guide gendered violence? And who gets to tell women's stories?


In this episode, we welcome our friend and scholar Emily Gee, PGR at the University of Leeds. She uses The Last of Us Part II to explore her powerful research on peacekeeper sexual violence, touching on themes of agency, conflict and insecurity.


Works mentioned:

  • Beyond Mothers, Monsters, Whores: Thinking about Women's Violence in Global Politics - Caron E. Gentry, Laura Sjoberg (2015)
  • Just add women and stir? - Sahana Dharmapuri (2011)
  • The Continuum of Sexual Violence; in Women, Violence and Social Control - Liz Kelly (1987)
  • On Intersectionality - Kimberly Crenshaw (2017)
  • UN Resolution 1325


Find Emily here:

  • https://twitter.com/EmilyRGee
  • https://essl.leeds.ac.uk/politics/pgr/2187/emily-gee
  • https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-gee-1b72b0172/



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