Original paper
The Cruel Optimism of Militarism: Feminist Curiosity, Affect, and Global Security
Abstract
This article asks: why do communities located at the periphery of the global security market continue to participate, even when they gain the least economically and politically? To answer this, we explore how militarism—an affectively felt logic that understands military service as desirable and/or inevitable—manifests through both affective relations and colonial structures. We focus on Gurkha communities in Nepal with a colonial military...
Paper Details
Title
The Cruel Optimism of Militarism: Feminist Curiosity, Affect, and Global Security
Published Date
Apr 13, 2020
Volume
14
Issue
3
Pages
270 - 285
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