商品簡介
In 1999, ABC aired Connie Chung's "Faces of Hope" report on The television news program 20/20, which focused on the plight of two female Bengladeshi victims of acid attacks. While applauding the attention the award-winning TV show brought to this issue, Chowdhury (women's studies, U. of Massachusetts) is critical of international feminist, UN, and other human rights groups' co-opting of their story as one of Western saviors of third-world victims. She presents counter-narratives emphasizing the campaign of local women activists against gendered violence. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Elora Halim Chowdhury is Associate Professor of Women’s Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
