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" Discourse on sexual violence in armed conflict: An analysis of U.S. policy rhetoric on sexual violence in the Darfur conflict "
Greta Marie Stults J. Mertus

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	54967
Doc. No	:	TL24921
Call number	:	‭1459298‬
Main Entry	:	Greta Marie Stults
Title & Author	:	Discourse on sexual violence in armed conflict: An analysis of U.S. policy rhetoric on sexual violence in the Darfur conflict\ Greta Marie Stults
College	:	American University
Date	:	2008
Degree	:	M.A.
student score	:	2008
Page No	:	75
Abstract	:	This study examines United States policy rhetoric surrounding sexual violence in Darfur, using discourse analysis and critical theory. At the U.S. national level, how important is the use of certain rhetoric for its responses to the sexual violence in the Darfur conflict? The U.S. has used strong language to denounce sexual violence against Darfuri civilians, but its rhetoric is often loaded with false assumptions, skewed perceptions, and misplaced emphasis, which can be not only detrimental to a full understanding of the phenomenon of sexual violence and of the survivors' experiences, but to the formation of proper and effective policy as well. In this study I reviewed all U.S. publications in which both Darfur and any form of sexual violence were mentioned between 2003 and 2008. I then used a combination of discourse analysis and critical theory to dissect the rhetoric and analyze it for its connotations and possible policy implications.
Subject	:	Social sciences; Sudan; United States; Political science; International law; Criminology; Gender studies; 0615:Political science; 0733:Gender studies; 0627:Criminology; 0616:International law
Added Entry	:	J. Mertus
Added Entry	:	American University