Nimmi Gowrinathan

Nimmi Gowrinathan is a professor and the founder of the Politics of Sexual Violence Initiative at the City College of New York. Her research and writing examine the impact of sexual violence on women’s politics, particularly among female fighters; and through the Beyond Identity fellowship program in Harlem, she works closely with young women of color to help them establish their own political projects. Her forthcoming manuscript, Radicalizing Her, examines the rage that drives women's politics.

On the Myth of Stockholm Syndrome and Women Guerrilla Fighters

“In the presence of her captors, to 'act crazy' would extend the length, and brutality, of her captivity.”

November 16, 2018 By Nimmi Gowrinathan

Nimmi Gowrinathan

On the Myth of Stockholm Syndrome and Women Guerrilla Fighters

“In the presence of her captors, to 'act crazy' would extend the length, and brutality, of her captivity.”

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