Histories of victimhood (1st ed.)

The word and concept of 'victim' bear a heavy weight.

To represent oneself or to be represented as a victim is often a first and vital step toward having one's suffering and one's claims to rights socially and legally recognized.

Yet to name oneself or be called a victim is a risky claim, and social sicentists must struggle to avoid erasing either survivors' experience of suffering or their agency and resourcefulness.

This book engages with this dilemma, asking how one may recognize and acknowledge suffering without essentializing affected communities and individuals.