%0 Journal Article
%T The maternal frame and the rise of the counterpublic among Naga women
%J Violence against women
%D 2020
%A Ghosh, Payel
%V 26
%N 14
%P 1751-1759
%X Nagaland has witnessed violent conflict for over five decades. It is a heavily militarized space where draconian laws like the Armed Forces Special Powers Act allow army personnel to go unchallenged even after committing violent crimes. Few women have used their tradition-specific gendered role strategically to subvert gender norms and exhibit agency against violence within the conflict situation and the systemic violence that bars them from entering the public-political sphere. This article studies how women from the Naga tribal communities use their tradition-specific gender roles of motherhood to gain agency and resist the formation of a hostile, gendered social space.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I SAGE Publishing
%@ 1077-8012
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801220942840