Shame, Gender Violence, and Ethics

Lenart Škof is head of the Institute for Philosophical Studies at Science and Research Centre of Koper and professor of philosophy at Alma Mater Europaea--Institutum Studiorum Humanitatis.Shé M. Hawke is head of the Mediterranean Institute for Environmental Studies (MIOS) at the Science and Research Centre of Koper.

• To Believe in the Words of Justice from Farida Khalaf (Farida Global Organization)INTRODUCTION Shé M. Hawke and Lenart ŠkofPART 1: RESPONSES TO GENDER VIOLENCE1. “Speaking About her just Might Heal”: Witnessing to Canada’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous WomenJane Barter 2. Femicide: Another Chronicle of a Death ForetoldDanny Marrero 3. Positions of Power: Patriarchal Considerations in Criminal Law Melissa McKayPART 2: THEORETICAL REFLECTIONS ON SHAME 4. Reframing Anthropological Shame as Exposure Aaron Looney 5. Towards a Feminist Ethics of ShameSashinungla 6. Epistemic Injustice, Shame, Humility, and Sharing the Epistemic Space with Others: An Investigation of Epistemic Justice as a VirtueVojko StrahovnikPART 3: GENDER VIOLENCE IN THE MEDIA7. Obligations to Expose and the Responsibility to Protect: Journalistic Ethics for Reporting on Wartime Sexual ViolenceJanet H. Anderson and Benjamin Duerr 8. A Voice of Our Own: Retelling the Stories of Gender-Based Violence

This multidisciplinary, internationally focused collection of well-written, well-argued papers parses theoretical and pragmatic challenges posed by gender-based violence around the world…. A rich, diverse array of topics undergirds an approach highlighting the role of shame as it interacts with power, marginalization, ethics, and injustice. An important contribution to the literature, this edited volume offers sophisticated theoretical analyses…. [F]or all who want to better understand the importance of shame in society, this collection is a valuable read…. Highly recommended. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals. General readers.