Rethinking Representations of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: A Case Study of the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Authors

James West

Abstract

Focusing on forced marriage or the ‘bush wife phenomenon’ as a category of abuse in the Liberian Civil War, this paper seeks to critically assess the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s analysis of wartime abuses and its representation of sexual and gender-based violence.

Author Biography

James West is a Ph.D. Candidate in American Studies at the University of Manchester.

Recommended Citation

West, James (2013) "Rethinking Representations of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: A Case Study of the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission," Journal of International Women's Studies: Vol. 14: Iss. 4, Article 9.
Available at: https://vc.bridgew.edu/jiws/vol14/iss4/9