Transnationalism Reversed: Women Organizing against Gendered Violence in Bangladesh

Examines transnational movement building through a focus on acid attacks and organizing against acid violence in Bangladesh.

Winner of the 2012 Gloria E. Anzaldua Book Prize presented by the National Women's Studies Association

Acid attacks against women and girls have captured the attention of the global media, with several high-profile reports ranging from the BBC to The Oprah Winfrey Show. In Bangladesh, reasons for the attacks include women's rejection of sexual advances from men, refusa...