Failin Dilinden Şiddet: Mekânın Analizi
Synopsis
This chapter examines the narratives of men convicted of violence against women within a spatial perspective. The narratives demonstrate that violence is not merely an individual and momentary act, but rather a multi-layered process constructed within the intersections of gender norms, masculinities, and spatial conditions. The narrative trajectory, ranging from “The Man on the Balcony” to “The Man Who Hated His Father,” reveals that violence is produced through interconnected stages of emergence, justification, romanticization, concealment, and learning. The findings indicate that men frequently reconstruct violence through discursive strategies such as denial, minimization, victim-blaming, and justification, suggesting that violence operates not only as a physical act but also as a cognitive and discursive practice. Moreover, the analysis highlights the strong relationship between violence and masculine norms, particularly in relation to control, authority, and power. The spatial dimension emerges as a critical factor in the production and maintenance of violence, with private and enclosed spaces facilitating its invisibility and continuity. In this respect, the chapter contributes to the literature by foregrounding perpetrator narratives and offers a conceptual framework for interventions in the field of social work.
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