Gendered Violence and Silence in the “Country of the Unspoken”: Reflections on Ethnographic Writing in New Caledonia
In this blogpost Nathanaëlle Soler explores the concept of silence in New Caledonia, highlighting its role in concealing the violence of settlers and penal colonialism and its impact on the indigenous Kanak communities. It discusses the unequal distribution of speech based on gender and age, particularly the challenges faced by Kanak women in denouncing gender-based violence.
