Literature as an Agent of Change

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dc.contributor.authorPierre-Robertson, Petronetta
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-05T17:34:54Z
dc.date.available2023-09-05T17:34:54Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractA contextualization of the lived experiences of women is necessary for the prevention of domestic violence, a subcategory of violence against women. Unequal power relations, embedded in social relationships and institutions, have served to contribute to the perpetuation of violence against women. This chapter focuses on two areas in treating with the issue: positive media representation and literature. It presents a gendered analysis of select media accounts of the tragic outcome of domestic violence. Additionally, the chapter explores the role of literature as an agent of change in the prevention of violence against women. Through a creative work set in Trinidad, gendered assumptions and practices surrounding abuse, especially as it relates to toxic masculinity, are examined. Bystander intervention, which seeks to end the partnership of gender inequality and gender-based violence embedded as it were in social and cultural norms is highlighted.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPierre-Robertson P. (2021) Literature as an Agent of Change. In: Bissessar A.M., Huggins C. (eds) Gender and Domestic Violence in the Caribbean. Gender, Development and Social Change. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73472-5_6en_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-030-73471-8
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/55934
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPalgrave Macmillanen_US
dc.subjectDomestic Violenceen_US
dc.subjectMedia Representationen_US
dc.subjectInterventionen_US
dc.titleLiterature as an Agent of Changeen_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US

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