Artikel
Cultural trauma, memory, and gendered collective action : the case of Women of the Storm following Hurricane Katrina
Verfasst von:
David, Emmanuel
in:
NWSA journal
Bloomington:
2008
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138 - 162 S.
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| Einrichtung: | Ariadne | Wien |
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| Verfasst von: | David, Emmanuel |
| In: | NWSA journal |
| Jahr: | 2008 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| This essay examines cultural trauma, memory, gender, and performance in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, in-depth interviews, and documentary sources, this feminist analysis of cultural trauma and memory examines how an emergent, women-centered group, Women of the Storm, engaged in performative political practices aimed at increasing government support for Gulf Coast recovery efforts. The author argues that the group modified place-based practices related to ritual acts of mourning and remembrance, appropriated and transformed disaster-related symbol systems, and aimed to establish new forms of moral responsibility as part of its collective actions. | |
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