This chapter examines generational changes in the intimate femicide stories of perpetrators in the region. It investigates variations in “narrative voice” that reflect the historical moment in which these individuals were socialised. Comparing the stories of men born in the 1950s and 1960s—men who experienced the early stirrings of organised women’s rights movements, alongside parallel dictatorships and patriarchal backlash—with those of men born in the 1990s and early 2000s, when feminist ideas and human rights discourse had gradually been incorporated into daily life, albeit not without resistance, reveals this transformation. While core narrative elements have remained consistent, younger perpetrators told stories with a reduced sense of impunity, less implicit social support, diminished victim-blaming, and descriptions of aggressive behaviour with far less bravado. The chapter aims to highlight the historical contexts in which these men were socialised, offering a dynamic understanding of femicide that acknowledges the potential for change.

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Comparing Apples and Pears: The Issue of the Historical Moment

  • Martín Hernán Di Marco

摘要

This chapter examines generational changes in the intimate femicide stories of perpetrators in the region. It investigates variations in “narrative voice” that reflect the historical moment in which these individuals were socialised. Comparing the stories of men born in the 1950s and 1960s—men who experienced the early stirrings of organised women’s rights movements, alongside parallel dictatorships and patriarchal backlash—with those of men born in the 1990s and early 2000s, when feminist ideas and human rights discourse had gradually been incorporated into daily life, albeit not without resistance, reveals this transformation. While core narrative elements have remained consistent, younger perpetrators told stories with a reduced sense of impunity, less implicit social support, diminished victim-blaming, and descriptions of aggressive behaviour with far less bravado. The chapter aims to highlight the historical contexts in which these men were socialised, offering a dynamic understanding of femicide that acknowledges the potential for change.