Final Paper

by maja.tartaro ~ November 26th, 2010. Filed under: Uncategorized.

I have decided to write my final paper on the Yugoslavian War. My topic will be War and Rape, and I will use Slavenka Draculic’s S. as my primary source. I want to write about the Yugoslavian War because I witnessed it first hand, but was too young to remember much, and so I’d like to do more research on it. My paper, however, will not focus too much on war events rather on the psychological and sociological aspect of war.

My paper will focus on rape in wartime due to socialization of masculinity, and how the refusal to give up war entirely ensures that rape cannot be effaced. It will explore the nature of human behavior and man’s unconscious will to rape and destroy as a means of suppressing his enemy.

Working Bibliography:

Zurbriggen, Eileen L. “RAPE, WAR, AND THE SOCIALIZATION OF MASCULINITY: WHY OUR REFUSAL TO GIVE UP WAR ENSURES THAT RAPE CANNOT BE ERADICATED Rape, War, and Masculinity.” Psychology of Women Quarterly 34.4 (2010): 538-549. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 26 Nov. 2010.

“Wartime sexual violence: women’s human rights and questions of masculinity.” Review of International Studies 33.1 (2007): 75-90. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 26 Nov. 2010.

Gottschall, Jonathan. “Explaining Wartime Rape.” Journal of Sex Research 41.2 (2004): 129-136. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 26 Nov. 2010.

Drakulić, Slavenka. S.: A Novel about the Balkans. 1st ed. United States of America: Penguin Group USA, 2001. Print.

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4 Responses to Final Paper

  1. Minhaj
    November 28th, 2010 at 3:48 pm

    Maja,

    This is a very interesting topic and i am interested in seeing where this discussion will lead. Although you don’t remember much from the war yourself, it may be interesting to see what some of your family members have to say about the war and that could possibly be a good intro to capture the audience. But of course that is up to your since it is such a personal and controversial topic. I’m really looking forward to seeing how you will develop the idea of rape due to the socialization of masculinity. I was actually thinking of doing a similar topic but i would have focused on the Vietnam War. Overall, this looks like a great topic and a great start!

  2. Maja Tartaro
    December 1st, 2010 at 1:21 pm

    Thank you. Doing research on war events and my family’s experiences through the war will be a little project for myself to do on the side, although I’m sure it would be interesting to share it with the class as well. However, I’d like my paper to focus solely on the psychological and sociological factors of wartime rape. Doing a similar topic on the Vietnam War sure would be interesting. Thanks again!

  3. Maria Birkett
    March 6th, 2013 at 5:49 am

    Aw, this was an exceptionally nice post. Taking the time
    and actual effort to produce a very good article… but what can I say… I procrastinate a whole lot and never seem to
    get nearly anything done.

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    May 5th, 2013 at 5:09 am

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