Author: Virginia León Torrez, Romanisches Seminar (Department of Romance Studies), Universität Zürich (University of Zurich) - ResearchGate

Extract: »In this chapter I analyze representations of the ways that women are subjected to physical and symbolic violence. My analysis will be focused on the literary representation of sexual violence against Indigenous women in the novel Blood of the Dawn by Claudia Salazar Jiménez, which sheds light on the meanings of sexual violence as a war crime and crime against humanity. The novel is distinguished for its historical contribution to the study of the internal armed conflict in Peru (1980–2000) between the insurgent group Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) and the government of Peru.« (Source: Article)

Contents:

	2.1 Rethinking the Broadened Concept of “Sexual Violence” (p. 26)
	2.2 Gender, Race and Class during the “Years of Violence” (p. 28)
	2.3 Cultural Practices of Resistance to Contest Violence (p. 30)
	2.4 From the Individual Commitment to Collective Reflection (p. 31)
	2.5 Conclusion (p. 36)
	2.6 Bibliography (p. 37)

Wikipedia: History of the Americas: History of Peru / History of Peru (1980–2000) | Literature: Peruvian literature / Claudia Salazar Jiménez | War: Internal conflict in Peru