These colonial influences have cause women to be viewed as sexual objects, disregarded as part of nationalist movements and looked down upon in the domestic service industry. Enloe focuses on the unfair treatment of women in globalized factory and the many ways in which women are exploited for their labor. Enloe finishes by reminding that without a proper feminist consciousness; we cannot fully comprehend or accurately analyze masculinity.

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No one made me feel more at home in this adventure than David Doughan, librarian of the Fawcett Library, that treasure house of surprising information about British and imperial women’s history. These logos, and the processes by which they have been created, marketed, and assigned meaning, expose another neglected international political relationship. Furthermore, as tourism demonstrates, companies and their government allies are marketing things not usually thought of as consumer goods: tropical beaches, women’s sexuality, the services of flight attendants.However, I would argue, as does Enloe, that some of our most insightful and compelling analyses and theories will come from decentering past theories and looking at experiences, ideas, and emerging theories by activist women of color from around the world.

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But a feminist-informed investigation makes it clear that there are far more women engaged in international politics than the conventional headlines imply. Those whom Adrienne Rich has referred to as the women in the back rows of politics are about to be given the serious attention they have long deserved. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. Most of all, one has to become interested in the actual lives-and thoughts-of complicatedly diverse women. She speaks of her own difficulties with writing candidly about women and the military and her fears of not being recognized as a legitimate political scientist because of her particular views.The woman tourist and the chambermaid; the schoolteacher and her students; the film star, her studio owners, the banana company executives, the American housewife, and contemporary YouTube enthusiasts; the male soldier, the brothel owner, and the woman working as a prostitute—all are dancing an intricate international minuet.

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Enloe has also listed Diane Singerman, Purnima Mankekar, and Cathy Lutz as people who have inspired and influenced her work.Cynthia Enloe won the Howard Zinn Lifetime Achievement in Peace Studies Award from the Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA).

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Combining contemporary political insight and historical sensitivity, Bananas, Beaches and Bases revealed the gendered workings of high politics, without which the entire machinery of war, diplomacy and governance would have long since collapsed. Who pays attention to women as clerical workers when, allegedly, it is elite men (and a handful of elite women) who determine the fates of nations? Multi-Ethnic Politics: The Case of Malaysia, Berkeley Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley, 1970. Enloe spoke with a colleague at Clark, the only man on the faculty who was a veteran, about his experiences during the Vietnam war.Some of the most exciting work is being done by Third World feminist theorists, such as Swasti Mitter, Chandra Mohanty, and Peggy Antrobus. The matter of international relations and masculinity is addressed, and with that, the concern of masculinity of peacemaking efforts in relation to security. Access options Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below.