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Violent masculinities: Gendered dynamics of policing in Rio de Janeiro
Historically, policing in Rio de Janeiro has been shaped by the equation of racialized violence and masculinity. Attempts to reform the police have paradoxically drawn on forms of male violence that are centered on the rational and professional use of force and on âsofterâ practices, such as dialogue and collaboration, symbolically coded as feminine. The failure of police reform reflects the cultural salience of understandings of masculinity centered around violence within the police, historical patterns of policing in Rio, and political actorsâ strategic cultivation of male violence. Through Rio de Janeiro's failed attempt at police reform, we theorize the relation between racialized state violence, authoritarian political projects, and transgressive forms of male violence, arguing that an important appeal of authoritarianism lies in its promise to carve out a space for performing what we call wild masculinity. [masculinity, race, police, violence, gender, politics, favela, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]publishedVersio
Wir sind hier, um den Westen zu bringenâ. Hygieneerziehung in der jĂźdischen Gemeinschaft des kolonialen Palästina (1920â1948)
Hirsch D. Wir sind hier, um den Westen zu bringenâ. Hygieneerziehung in der jĂźdischen Gemeinschaft des kolonialen Palästina (1920â1948) . FĂśrster B, tran.; In: BodyProject, ed. In(ter)ventionen zu einem omnipräsenten Thema. . KĂśnigsstein/Taunus: 349-367; 2002: 349-367