Zooming Out
摘要
This chapter presents three vignettes—Matías, João, and José—that ‘broaden the picture’ of intimate femicide by examining the social contexts in which these crimes occur. It explores how the perpetrators’ stories about their intimate relationships and violence frequently feature friends, peers, neighbours, and institutions, such as the police. These accounts demonstrate that such crimes are not confined to a victim–perpetrator dyad, but are embedded in broader networks that are often overlooked by the literature and mainstream discussions of femicide. The narratives foreground the roles of friends (particularly through the lens of homosociality and peer support) and other actors in either enabling, concealing, or ignoring male violence. These stories underscore the webs of actors, institutions, and places implicated in these crimes.