Global Perspectives on Violence Against Women

The course will review the international effort to resist violence against women; the norms of resistance and justification within Scriptures and traditions of Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and other spiritualties or religions; the role of culture in relationship to religious or spiritual traditions; the challenges of the discourses of social science and human rights; the efforts of organizations, including the United Nations and other non-governmental organizations to enact good and best practices. Students will research case studies about empowering women within specific populations experiencing violence.