Security Disarmed: Critical Perspectives on Gender, Race, and Militarization
edited by Sandra Morgen, Barbara Sutton and Julie Novkov contributions by Patricia McFadden, Bonnie Mann, Leonard Feldman, Karen Houippert, Catherine Lutz, Janell Hobson, Cindy Sousa, Ron Smith, Simona Sharoni, Katherine T McCaffrey, Gwyn Kirk, Barbara Lee, Lynn Stephen, Roksana Bahramitash and Teresia Teaiwa
Rutgers University Press, 2008 Cloth: 978-0-8135-4359-8 | eISBN: 978-0-8135-8229-0 | Paper: 978-0-8135-4360-4 Library of Congress Classification U21.5.S42 2008 Dewey Decimal Classification 306.27
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
From the history of state terrorism in Latin America, to state- and group-perpetrated plunder and genocide in Africa, to war and armed conflicts in the Middle East, militarization--the heightened role of organized aggression in society--continues to painfully shape the lives of millions of people around the world.
In Security Disarmed, scholars, policy planners, and activists come together to think critically about the human cost of violence and viable alternatives to armed conflict. Arranged in four parts--alternative paradigms of security, cross-national militarization, militarism in the United States, and pedagogical and cultural concerns--the book critically challenges militarization and voices an alternative encompassing vision of human security by analyzing the relationships among gender, race, and militarization. This collection of essays evaluates and resists the worldwide crisis of militarizationùincluding but going beyond American military engagements in the twenty-first century.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Barbara Sutton is an assistant professor of women's studies at the University at Albany, SUNY.
Sandra Morgen is the associate dean of the Graduate School and professor of anthropology at the University of Oregon.
Julie Novkov is an associate professor of political science and women's studies at the University at Albany, SUNY.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Part I. Beyond Militarization: Alternative Visions of Security
Chapter 1. Rethinking Security, Confronting Inequality: An Introduction
Barbara Sutton and Julie Novkov
Chapter 2. Contesting Militarization: Global Perspectives
Gwyn Kirk
Chapter 3. Gender, Race, and Militarism: Toward a More Just Alternative
Barbara Lee
Chapter 4. Activist Statements: Visions and Strategies for a Just Peace
International Congress of Women at The Hague
Gender and Human Security Network
Esperanza Peace and Justice Center
Part II. Cross-national Militarization
Chapter 5. Los Nuevos Desaparecidos y Muertos: Immigration, Militarization, Death, and
Disappearance on Mexico's Borders
Lynn Stephen
Chapter 6. Saving Iranian Women: Orientalist Feminism and the Axis of Evil
Roksana Bahramitash
Chapter 7. On Women and "Indians": The Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion in Militarized
Fiji
Teresia K. Teaiwa
Chapter 8. Plunder as Statecraft: Militarism and Resistance in Neocolonial Africa
Patricia McFadden
Chapter 9. Because Vieques Is Our Home: Defend It! Women Resisting Militarization in Vieques, Puerto Rico
Katherine T. McCaffrey
Part III. Localizing Militarization in the United States
Chapter 10. Manhood, Sexuality, and Nation in Post 9/11 USA
Bonnie Mann
Chapter 11. The Citizen-Soldier as a Substitute Soldier: Militarism at the Intersection of Neoliberalism and Neoconservatism
Leonard C. Feldman
Chapter 12. I Want You! The 3 R's: Reading, 'Riting, and Recruiting
Karen Houppert
Chapter 13. Living Room Terrorists
Catherine Lutz
Part IV. Demilitarization, Pedagogy, and Culture
Chapter 14. Militarizing Women in Film: Toward a Cinematic Framing of War and
Terror
Janell Hobson
Chapter 15. Army of None: Militarism, Positionality, and Film
Cindy Sousa and Ron Smith
Chapter 16: Teaching about Gender, Race, and Militarization after 9/11: Nurturing Dissent, Compassion, and Hope in the Classroom
Simona Sharoni
Conclusion
Sandra Morgen
Notes on the Contributors
Index
Security Disarmed: Critical Perspectives on Gender, Race, and Militarization
edited by Sandra Morgen, Barbara Sutton and Julie Novkov contributions by Patricia McFadden, Bonnie Mann, Leonard Feldman, Karen Houippert, Catherine Lutz, Janell Hobson, Cindy Sousa, Ron Smith, Simona Sharoni, Katherine T McCaffrey, Gwyn Kirk, Barbara Lee, Lynn Stephen, Roksana Bahramitash and Teresia Teaiwa
Rutgers University Press, 2008 Cloth: 978-0-8135-4359-8 eISBN: 978-0-8135-8229-0 Paper: 978-0-8135-4360-4
From the history of state terrorism in Latin America, to state- and group-perpetrated plunder and genocide in Africa, to war and armed conflicts in the Middle East, militarization--the heightened role of organized aggression in society--continues to painfully shape the lives of millions of people around the world.
In Security Disarmed, scholars, policy planners, and activists come together to think critically about the human cost of violence and viable alternatives to armed conflict. Arranged in four parts--alternative paradigms of security, cross-national militarization, militarism in the United States, and pedagogical and cultural concerns--the book critically challenges militarization and voices an alternative encompassing vision of human security by analyzing the relationships among gender, race, and militarization. This collection of essays evaluates and resists the worldwide crisis of militarizationùincluding but going beyond American military engagements in the twenty-first century.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Barbara Sutton is an assistant professor of women's studies at the University at Albany, SUNY.
Sandra Morgen is the associate dean of the Graduate School and professor of anthropology at the University of Oregon.
Julie Novkov is an associate professor of political science and women's studies at the University at Albany, SUNY.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Part I. Beyond Militarization: Alternative Visions of Security
Chapter 1. Rethinking Security, Confronting Inequality: An Introduction
Barbara Sutton and Julie Novkov
Chapter 2. Contesting Militarization: Global Perspectives
Gwyn Kirk
Chapter 3. Gender, Race, and Militarism: Toward a More Just Alternative
Barbara Lee
Chapter 4. Activist Statements: Visions and Strategies for a Just Peace
International Congress of Women at The Hague
Gender and Human Security Network
Esperanza Peace and Justice Center
Part II. Cross-national Militarization
Chapter 5. Los Nuevos Desaparecidos y Muertos: Immigration, Militarization, Death, and
Disappearance on Mexico's Borders
Lynn Stephen
Chapter 6. Saving Iranian Women: Orientalist Feminism and the Axis of Evil
Roksana Bahramitash
Chapter 7. On Women and "Indians": The Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion in Militarized
Fiji
Teresia K. Teaiwa
Chapter 8. Plunder as Statecraft: Militarism and Resistance in Neocolonial Africa
Patricia McFadden
Chapter 9. Because Vieques Is Our Home: Defend It! Women Resisting Militarization in Vieques, Puerto Rico
Katherine T. McCaffrey
Part III. Localizing Militarization in the United States
Chapter 10. Manhood, Sexuality, and Nation in Post 9/11 USA
Bonnie Mann
Chapter 11. The Citizen-Soldier as a Substitute Soldier: Militarism at the Intersection of Neoliberalism and Neoconservatism
Leonard C. Feldman
Chapter 12. I Want You! The 3 R's: Reading, 'Riting, and Recruiting
Karen Houppert
Chapter 13. Living Room Terrorists
Catherine Lutz
Part IV. Demilitarization, Pedagogy, and Culture
Chapter 14. Militarizing Women in Film: Toward a Cinematic Framing of War and
Terror
Janell Hobson
Chapter 15. Army of None: Militarism, Positionality, and Film
Cindy Sousa and Ron Smith
Chapter 16: Teaching about Gender, Race, and Militarization after 9/11: Nurturing Dissent, Compassion, and Hope in the Classroom
Simona Sharoni
Conclusion
Sandra Morgen
Notes on the Contributors
Index