Femicide or feminicide, the intentional killing with a gender-related motivation, is the most brutal and extreme manifestation of gender-based violence of women and girls. Globally, almost one in three women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their life.
Femicide is a universal problem. Progress in stopping such violence has been extremely limited. Women and girls are most likely to be killed by people who are closest to them, underreporting is likely, and some groups of women and girls are more likely to be affected then others.
Femicide and gender-based violence are not inevitable. Social norms play an important role in shaping pathways to femicide and in the responses, including support and care to the bereaved. These norms can and do change.
In this course you will learn how to situate femicide within other forms of gender based-violence, and what can be done to improve prevention and care. You develop your own critical thinking and your ability to imagine alternative, realistic and context specific pathways to prevent deaths, victim-blaming, and oversimplifications. You will be encouraged to actively engage with other students, guest speakers and a range of materials including academic books, movies, media reports and legal documents. While personal reflections on gender-based violence may cause discomfort, acknowledgement of both the intimate and public aspects of femicide is vital if we want to stop femicide.
Pauline Oosterhoff
All lectures will take place on-campus and we assume you can be physically present during the scheduled hours. You can find the timetable on Datanose.
Registration is possible for students participating in an Honours programme. The registration period for the Honours courses will be from November 29, 10:00 am to December 3, 11.59 pm. You can register through the online registration form that will appear on Honoursmodules IIS. (registration is NOT through SIS)
Please note: Placement is not guaranteed if you register after December 3, so make sure you register on time. You will hear which course(s) you are registered for before December 15.
For questions about registration, please contact us at: Honours-iis@uva.nl