Violence against Women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Scott-Hawkins Distinguished Lecture Series and the Department of Anthropology present:

Professor Meredeth Turshen, Rutgers University

“Violence against Women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo:The Political Economy of the New Wars”

This talk looks at the political economy of the new wars and situates violence against women within this analytic context, taking the civil conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as a case study.

Date: Thursday, November 3, 2011
Time: 4:30p.m.
Location: McCord Auditorium, Dallas Hall

Contact person: Nia Parson at nparson@smu.edu