Thank you

Thank you for a wonderful fall semester. I enjoyed your papers. Have a great Spring!

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Dec. 6 – National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

Hello all,
In our final class on Wednesday, reference was made to the Montreal Massacre, which occurred on December 6, 1989. This tragedy was a pivotal event in Canada. From a personal perspective, I can tell you that it marked a significant shift in the way that many Canadian women thought about issues of gender and [...]

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Bibliography for Turkey Presentation, Dec. 3

Arat, Yeşim. “Contestation and Collaboration: Women’s Struggles for
Empowerment in Turkey.” In The Cambridge History of Turkey Volume 4: Turkey in the Modern World. Edited by Reşat Kasaba. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 388-418.
 
—————. “Feminist Insitutions and Democratic Aspirations: The Case of the
Purple Roof Women’s Shelter Foundation.” In Deconstructing Images of “The Turkish Woman.” Edited by [...]

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Bibliography for presentation 4

Gersh, Rebecca. “Transnational Activism in Juarez: A Gender Perspective.” www.casa-
         amiga.org
 
Tellez, Michelle.  “Community of Struggle: Gender, Violence, and Resistance on the
        U.S./Mexico Border.” Gender and Society. 24 Jul. 2008.
 
Macdonald, Laura. “Globalization and Social movements: Comparing the Women’s
        Movements’ Responses to NAFTA in Mexico, The USA and Canada.”
     [...]

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Works Cited- Mexico and Activism

Susan Miller
Mexico- Women’s Activism
Works Cited
Cleaver, Harry. 2000. “The Zapatista Effect: The Internet and the Rise of an Alternative Political Fabric.” . (Accessed October 30, 2008).
Dominguez, Eme R. 2002. “Continental Transnational Activism and Women Workers’ Networks Within NAFTA.” International Feminist Journal of Politics. 4.2 (August): 216-239.
Miller, Sara. 2008. “Former Nun Helps Mexico ‘Femicide’ Victims Recover.” [...]

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Part of works cited for Mali Presentation 4

Busia, Nana K. “The Status of Human Rights Organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa.” University of Minnesota Human Rights Library. University of Minnesota. 2 Dec. 2008 <http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/africa/mali.htm>. 
Miller-Grandvaux, Yolande, Michel Welmond, and Joy Wolf. “Evolving Partnerships: The Role of NGOs in Basic Education in Africa.” SARA Project, Academy for Educational Development (2002). 
Naples, Nancy A., and Manisha Desai, eds. [...]

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Input Paper 2 & 3 (emailed but, mistakingly, not posted until now)

Input Paper 2
My research, particularly the authors, Eslen-Ziya (2007), Hoskyns (1996), and Kardam (2005), has led me to a preliminary idea to use in my final paper. I contend that women’s agency and activism has driven progress on women’s rights in Turkey and the EU, combined with the EU accession process, has been a useful [...]

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Michael Romeo – Input Paper 3 – Mali

If we are to effectively critique the patriarchal system that affects the promotion of peace in Mali, we must analyze the role of women in the peace building process. Although women make up the majority in Mali, they are still largely marginalized. Their role in peace building is often understated. This is because the violence [...]

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News about the acid attack in Afghanistan

Hello all,
I hope everyone is enjoying the break (?) this week.
Below is a link to a story that came out this month about a group of female students and teachers who were the targets of an “acid attack” in Afghanistan. The story is still developing, although the government has called for severe punishment of the [...]

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Susan- Input Paper 3 on Mexico

In this input paper, I would like to look at Mexico’s process of democratization and how this transition has affected Mexican women, specifically indigenous for the purposes of this paper. In the middle to late 1980s, a human rights consciousness emerged within Mexico’s civil society. The number of Mexican NGOs went from four to above [...]

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