Investigation of sexual violence against men (Theoretical balance)

Authors

  • Daniela López Gómez Universidad Nacional de Colombia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15332/iust.v0i17.2423

Keywords:

Sexual violence, gender, stain of homosexuality, hegemonic masculinity, feminization, anti gay bias

Abstract

This article to present a theoretical balance on the work that has been done on sexual violence against men and its main objective is to make visible the work on this topic and to promote the investigation of this type of violence in Colombia. The report is part of a more extensive investigation on sexual violence against men in the context of the Colombian armed conflict, and was carried out from approximately 150 works, including books and articles. Now, this work shows three fundamental issues from which sexual violence against men has been studied. 1. Sexual violence and international organizations. 2. Conceptual and theoretical aspects of this type of violence. 3. Routes and ways to visualize and treat this problem, topics that are undoubtedly important for the understanding of the subject.

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Author Biography

Daniela López Gómez, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Historiadora por la Universidad Javeriana y Magíster en Ciencia Política por la Universidad de los Andes. Analista de prensa del Cinep e investigadora del “Grupo de Investigación Red Internacional de Política Criminal Sistémica Extrema Ratio UN” Universidad Nacional de Colombia.

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Published

2020-07-13

How to Cite

López Gómez, D. (2020). Investigation of sexual violence against men (Theoretical balance). IUSTITIA, (17), 79–106. https://doi.org/10.15332/iust.v0i17.2423

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