... This chapter explores the processes of documenting the narratives of wartime rape from the perspective of the Enayetpur birangonas and through their notion of “talkable history.” This and the following chapters focus on the ethnographic engagement with the women, their families...

...Two Based on archival sources and interviews, this chapter explores the processes by which the government rehabilitated birangonas , whereby the rehabilitation program established the sovereignty—the lawmaking authority—of the new nation. After the war, the government eulogized the raped...

... and political trajectory from 1947 until 2001. The chapter explores the role of the “dead and their double duties”: the father, the enumerative community of shoheeds (martyrs), and faceless birangonas . It argues that in Bangladesh, the state and civil society remember 1971 and historicize it by drawing...

... This chapter examines how beyond the rhetoric of heroism and testimonies, the authenticity of a “true” birangona is constructed through an interrogation of her subjectivity. Through an intricate ethnographic examination of life trajectories of birangonas who have not experienced public...

... This chapter explores the circulation and intertextuality of visual (photographs, films) literary (novels, poems), and human rights representations of birangonas from 1971 until 2001. It shows that these representations positively co-opted the birangona for the nation. But in the empirical...

...Preface<subtitle>“A Lot of History, a Severe History”</subtitle> “A lot of history, a severe history” is an oft-cited reference made by the birangonas , which refers to their experiences in the conflict and postconflict context. This chapter shows that the public memory of wartime rape...

... Based on archival sources and interviews, this chapter explores the processes by which the government rehabilitated birangonas , whereby the rehabilitation program established the sovereignty—the lawmaking authority—of the new nation. After the war, the government eulogized the raped women...

... ethnography orality commodification birangona Enayetpur ...

... Muslim Bangladesh birangonas postconflict visual representations ...

... This chapter outlines the methodological, theoretical, and ethical arguments of the book. It does so by examining the subjective positions of the ethnographer and the ethical dilemmas encountered. Juxtaposing the iconic figures of the birangona and the razakar (collaborator...

... This chapter explores the social ramifications of national testimony on the Enayetpur birangonas in their village through constant khota (sarcastic remarks expressing scorn). It shows that the relational, politico-economic, and contingent evocation of khota , honor, and shame is an idiom...

... This chapter maps out the postconflict local politics of Enayetpur, which is the context within which the experiences and tactics of the birangonas can be comprehended. It explores the various processes of “trouble-talk” through which the war heroines and the villagers of Enayetpur craft...

... and political trajectory from 1947 until 2001. The chapter explores the role of the “dead and their double duties”: the father, the enumerative community of shoheeds (martyrs), and faceless birangonas . It argues that in Bangladesh, the state and civil society remember 1971 and historicize it by drawing...

... masculinity. Debates on masculinity help us explore the concrete constraints that reveal and define the blueprint of “patriarchal bargaining” in any given society, which may exhibit variations according to class, caste, and ethnicity, here undertaken by the birangonas and their families. While the women...