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Making the Personal Political: Towards a Structural Analysis of the Anti-Violence Movements of Armenia and the University of California, Irvine. Laura Wallace Women’s Studies Senior Seminar with Lilith Mahmud June 2 nd , 2010. Main Arguments. Typically use interpersonal approaches
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Making the Personal Political: Towards a Structural Analysis of the Anti-Violence Movements of Armenia and the University of California, Irvine Laura Wallace Women’s Studies Senior Seminar with Lilith Mahmud June 2nd, 2010
Main Arguments • Typically use interpersonal approaches →Constructions of womanhood and survivorhood • I suggest a structural approach →within a neoliberal context →toadequately address survivors along race, class, sexuality and gender lines
UCI CARE (Campus Assault Resources and Education) • Personal experiences →analyze the movements’ dynamics • Seeks the elimination of sexual violence →Through Peer Education groups and large-scale outreach
Transnational Feminism • Armenian NGOs fighting domestic violence →American-funded →Western feminist expert-informed • Structure of the programs • Armenian families →Western approaches do not address specific needs of the diverse Armenian population
Conclusion • Examine the history of movements →Legacies of second wave feminism • Towards a structural analysis of anti-violence movements