Voices That Matter: Kurdish Women at the Limits of Representation in Contemporary Turkey

by Marlene Schäfers

Book Overview

Voices That Matter is a fine-grained ethnography exploring the socio-political power of Kurdish women's voices in contemporary Turkey.

"Raise your voice!" and "Speak up!" are familiar refrains that assume, all too easily, that gaining voice will lead to empowerment, healing, and inclusion for marginalized subjects. Marlene Sch?fers's Voices That Matter reveals where such assumptions fall short, demonstrating that "raising...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226823059
• ISBN13: 9780226823058
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"