When Violence Targets the Body: Reproductive Violence in Genocide and War

A public lecture by Bhaswati Bhattacharjee (PhD candidate in English Literature, Dr. Harisingh Gour Central University, India) 2026-2027 Margee and Douglas Greenberg Research Fellow Organized by the USC Dornsife Center for Advanced Genocide Research What can survivors’ testimonies reveal about the ways violence is used to target women’s bodies during genocide and war? In this talk, Bhaswati Bhattacharjee examines reproductive violence as a deliberate form of violence against individuals, families, and communities. Drawing on survivor testimonies in the Visual History Archive and memoirs by wo…