WGS160Y1 Lecture Notes - Murder Of Reena Virk, Femicide, Intersectionality
5 Mar 2013
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Guest-speaker: nadia saad, no one is illegal. Violence against women has a long history. It also takes many forms i. e. the marriage manual: the more you beat the better they"ll be. Men of colour are more likely to be charged and committed than a white man. Gendered violence > to acknowledge the violence against trans people: physical and emotional violence. Reena virk: teenage girls and violence, murdered november 1997, girls killing girls. Reason: overweight girl who didn"t fit in. Race was not touched upon in the new but it was a part of the bullying. The murder of reena virk needs to be understood in the context of violence against racially subordinated women. Stolen sisters, discrimination and violence against indigenous women in canada: highway of tears (missing women in bc) Different forms of violence as they affect women"s security. Femicide: rape (gang, marital, partner, date, assault, harassment, medical violence, war, cultural violence, massacres and terrorism.
