Beyond Compassion

Gender and Humanitarian Action

Dolores Martín-Moruno (University of Geneva)

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English

Cambridge University Press
07 December 2023

Social & cultural history; Gender studies: women; Aid & relief programmes

Series: Elements in Histories of Emotions and the Senses

This is a call to engage with the histories of emotions and the senses, as well as with the new history of experiences, in order to write a gendered history of humanitarian action. This Element challenges essentialist interpretations according to which women have undertaken humanitarian action because of their allegedly compassionate nature. Instead, it shows how humanitarianism has allowed women to participate in international politics by claiming their rights as citizens, struggling against class inequalities, racial segregation and sexual discrimination in the light of disparate feelings such as resentment, hope, trust, shame and indignation. Ultimately, these case studies are understood to represent historically created moral economies of care: distinctive ways of feeling, performing and knowing humanitarianism which have evolved in relation to shifting emotional values associated with what it means to be human. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

By: Dolores Martín-Moruno (University of Geneva)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 158mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 270g
ISBN: 9781009462242
ISBN 10: 1009462245
Series: Elements in Histories of Emotions and the Senses
Pages: 75
Publication Date: 07 December 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Helvetic emotions; 2. Gendering humanitarian compassion; 3. Experiences in the long second world war; 4. The French touch; 5. Blue humanitarianism; 6. Conclusion; References.