Challenging Conceptions: Children Born of Wartime Rape and Sexual Exploitation, edited by Kimberly Theidon, Dyan Mazurana, and Dipali Anumol, has been awarded the American Anthropological Association’s Council on Anthropology and Reproduction Monograph Prize.

The award recognizes exceptional anthropological works published within the last three years addressing human reproduction, reproductive technologies, and related topics.

Challenging Conceptions examines the life trajectories of children born from wartime rape and their mothers.

This groundbreaking collection highlights how these children navigate their identities, family dynamics, and societal acceptance in post-conflict settings.

It addresses the stigmatization they face and explores local, national, and international actions influencing their reintegration and justice.

Emphasizing feminist approaches to post-conflict recovery, the book discusses actions that can improve public perceptions and government policies to better support these children and their families.

Challenging Conceptions is available from Oxford University Press.