Thomas Charman
- Name
- Thomas Charman
- Address
- Edinburgh UK
- tcharman@exseed.ed.ac.uk, s1460585@sms.ed.ac.uk
- Research Interests
- Gender, gender and international relations, gender based violence, sexual violence, Gender and conflict, Masculinities, Militarised Masculinities, Sexual violence against men, Feminism, Poststructuralism, Discourse Analysis, Frame Analysis
- URL
- http://www.pol.ed.ac.uk/people/phd_students/thomas_charman
Supervisors
Dr. Claire Duncanson
Dr. Zoe Marks
Summary of Research
My research focuses on the ways in which sexual violence against men in times of armed conflict has been discursively constructed by both non-governmental organisations and international legal institutions. Adopting a poststructuralist, Discourse-Theoretical approach, I analyse documents produced by NGOs and international legal institutions with the aim of problematising and developing a critical perspective on the discourses produced and reinforced by these texts.
Publications
Charman, Thomas. (2018) "Sexual Violence or Torture?: The Framing of Sexual Violence against Men in Armed Conflict in Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch Reports." In Sexual Violence against Men in Global Politics, edited by Marysia Zalewski, Paula Drumond, Elisabeth Prugl and Maria Stern, p.198-210. Abingdon: Routledge.
Conference Papers
Charman, Thomas. (2017) Discourse, Sexual Violence, and International Law: A Discourse-Theoretical Approach to Analysing the Articulation of Sexual Violence against Men in International Legal Decisions. Presented at EISA 11th Pan-European Conference September 13-16 2017, Barcelona
Charman, Thomas. (2016) The Construction of Sexual Violence against Men in Conflict: Towards an Understanding of Non-Governmental Organisation Reporting and Framing Processes. Presented at ISA Annual Convention March 16 - 19 2016, Atlanta
Teaching Experience
2017/2018
PLIT08004: Introduction to Politics and International Relations (Tutor)
PLIT08004: Study Skills (Tutor)
PLIT10094: Global Security (Tutor)
2016/2017
PLIT08004: Introduction to Politics and International Relations (Tutor)
PLIT08004: Study Skills (Tutor)
2015/2016
PLIT08004: Study Skills (Tutor)
Grants and Awards
2014 - ESRC +3 Studentship - Politics and International Relations pathway (Open competition)
2012 - Swansea University Postgraduate Scholarship
Education
MA International Relations - Swansea University
BA (Hons) Politics - Swansea University
Memberships
International Studies Association
European International Studies Association