Slow violence in post-1984 Punjab: Remembering, forgetting and refusals

In this paper, we examine the afterlives of insurgent and counterinsurgent violence in Punjab and the US. We explore how the period of the 1980s and 1990s came to have effects that linger into the present, and how violence is remembered by ordinary people, especially non-elite women. We argue that m...

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Published inSikh formations Vol. 15; no. 3-4; pp. 343 - 360
Main Authors Grewal, Inderpal, Sabherwal, Sasha
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 02.10.2019
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Diaspora
gender
Identity
Memory
politics of memory
Slow violence
structural violence
Structuralism
Violence
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Summary:In this paper, we examine the afterlives of insurgent and counterinsurgent violence in Punjab and the US. We explore how the period of the 1980s and 1990s came to have effects that linger into the present, and how violence is remembered by ordinary people, especially non-elite women. We argue that memories unfold in relation to the slow and structural violence that has manifested through years of Punjabis living with the after-effects of insurgency and counterinsurgency. Our research on remembering and forgetting shows that the period of violence of the 1980s and 1990s remains alive and formative in contemporary forms of community, gender, and identity across Punjab and its diasporas.
ISSN:1744-8727
1744-8735
DOI:10.1080/17448727.2019.1703079