Rape

The keyword Rape is tagged in the following 5 articles.

Satire in 18th Century British Society: Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock and Jonathan Swift's A Modest Proposal

June 17, 2011 - 1268 words | English » British Literature

The 18th century was one in which exaltation of wit and reason came to the forefront of literature in the form of both Horatian and Juvenalian satires, which, through keen observation and sharp nimbleness of thought, exposed the superficial follies and moral corruption... Read Article »

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Satire British Literature Jonathan Swift Alexander Pope A Modest Proposal The Rape Of the Lock

Embodied Memory and Trauma: Recovering from Rape in Jasmila Zbanic's "Grbavica"

March 23, 2010 - 3478 words | Film and Cinema » Jasmila Zbanic

On its simplest level, Jasmila Zbanic’s 2006 film Grbavica examines how the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s still shape life in post-conflict Sarajevo. The film’s protagonist, Esma, is struggling to cope with the aftermath of being a victim in the systematic... Read Article »

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Balkan Film Cinema Film Jasmila Zbanic Rape Trauma Memory

Confusing The Wind: The Burj Khalifa, Mother Nature, and the Modern SkyscRaper

January 14, 2010 - 3759 words | Architecture » Skyscrapers

If you happen to check in to the Grand Hyatt San Francisco on a windy day, you’ll receive a friendly note at the front desk advising you that the 35-story skyscRaper may creak a bit as it moves gently back and forth in the wind. Though the hotel assures guests... Read Article »

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A Study in Violence: Examining Rape in the 1994 Rwandan Genocide

December 14, 2009 - 3368 words | History » Rwanda

“The genocide was a collective act. What made it possible, what made that final political crime possible was the absence, the erasure of seeing the other, of knowing, of feeling, of being with the other. And when that's removed, then politics can become genocidal... Read Article »

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Responding to Rape as a Weapon of War in the Democratic Republic of Congo: CIDA's Actions in an Evaluative Framework

October 27, 2009 - 6511 words | International Affairs » Congo

At the time of the incident, I was living … in the bush, hiding from the war. One day, I had gone to the fields to collect some food to eat. As I was cultivating, I heard someone screaming loudly and the next minute armed men appeared in front of me. I tried... Read Article »

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Rape War Democratic Republic Of Congo DRC CIDA Canadian International Development Agency