\u201cBeyond the Binary: Rethinking Silence, Voice and Power in a Gendered and Insecure World\u201d<\/p>\n
by Jane Parpart<\/p>\n
Abstract<\/strong>
\nThis collection explores the power of silence in a world where voice is too often privileged as the ultimate
\nsign of power. Inspired by the complex and growing literature on silence, from a number of disciplines,
\nBeyond the Binary challenges the assumption that silence is always a sign\/symptom of disempowerment,
\nand explores the many ways that silence can be empowering in a complex neo-liberal world. The book
\naims to contribute to on-going debates about silence, voice, gender and agency in insecure sites, with
\nchapters situated in many parts of the world. Parpart will present the larger debate on silence, gender and
\nagency in insecure sites, and draw on Susan Thomson\u2019s chapter on the Rwandan case to discuss the
\npossibilities this perspective brings to reconsidering the role of silence, gender and agency in insecure
\nsites in Africa and elsewhere.<\/p>\n