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Deconstructing Anti-Violence Movements: A Structural Analysis

This study analyzes how anti-violence movements in Armenia and UC Irvine address survivors integrating a structural approach within a neoliberal context. The research delves into the effectiveness of personal experiences in understanding movement dynamics and the importance of transnational feminism. It also highlights the shortcomings of Western feminist approaches in meeting the diverse needs of specific populations like the Armenian community.

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Deconstructing Anti-Violence Movements: A Structural Analysis

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  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Conclusion • Examine the history of movements →Legacies of second wave feminism • Towards a structural analysis of anti-violence movements

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