Citation

Di Lellio A, Rushiti F, Tahiraj K. Violence Against Women 2019; 25(13): 1543-1557.

Affiliation

Qendra për Promovimin e Drejtave të grave [The Center for the Promotion of the Rights of Women], Drenas, Kosovo.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801219869553

PMID

31506019

Abstract

In this article, we present, as participants and observers, an analysis of the social and political impact of the 2015 art installation "Mendoj Për Ty" [Thinking of You], dedicated to survivors of wartime sexual violence in Kosovo. We argue that art possesses an extraordinary power to unveil the "public secret" of wartime rape, as well as produce a "reparative" reading of the past, creating solidarity for, and recognition of, survivors, which simultaneously empowers them and their advocates. We also confirm the crucial role of women's networks and subjectivity to the inclusion of women's perspectives for effective transitional justice.

Language: en

Keywords

Kosovo; art activism; transitional justice; transnational advocacy networks; wartime sexual violence