Everyday practices of sacrifice: a case study of Palestinian women
Holt, M.C. 2018. Everyday practices of sacrifice: a case study of Palestinian women. Gender and Research. 19 (1), pp. 2-25. https://doi.org/10.13060/25706578.2018.19.1.403
Holt, M.C. 2018. Everyday practices of sacrifice: a case study of Palestinian women. Gender and Research. 19 (1), pp. 2-25. https://doi.org/10.13060/25706578.2018.19.1.403
Title | Everyday practices of sacrifice: a case study of Palestinian women |
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Type | Journal article |
Authors | Holt, M.C. |
Abstract | In this article, I explore how ‘narratives of sacrifice’ shape the lives of Palestinian women living under Israeli occupation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and in exile in Lebanon and affect the choices they make. By focusing on women’s ‘everyday practice’, I argue that, in response to the dangers and apparent hopelessness of their situation, Palestinians have adopted sacrifice as a conscious mode of struggle; it also offers a way to bring meaning to senseless events. There is a tendency to identify sacrificial acts as male, but such assumptions need to be reconsidered. The concept of sacrifice is complex and is also gendered. I investigate inadvertent sacrifice – the role of the victim or resister – and deliberate sacrifice, as a way of protecting the community. The notion of sacrifice is closely linked to practices of resistance. As well, it has a strong affinity with the preservation of identity and should therefore not be interpreted solely as a symptom of powerlessness. |
Keywords | sacrifice |
Palestinian women | |
community | |
violence | |
Israeli occupation | |
West Bank | |
Gaza Strip | |
Lebanon | |
narrative | |
Journal | Gender and Research |
Journal citation | 19 (1), pp. 2-25 |
ISSN | 2570-6578 |
Year | 2018 |
Publisher | Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences |
Publisher's version | License CC BY-NC 4.0 File Access Level Open (open metadata and files) |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.13060/25706578.2018.19.1.403 |
Publication dates | |
Published | 13 Sep 2018 |
License | CC BY-NC 4.0 |