SEXUALIZED VIOLENCE IN GENOCIDE AND CONFLICT

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Holocaust and Genocide/Women's Gender Sexuality. This course presents an overview of sexualized violence in genocide and armed conflict. We ill investigate how it is used as a weapon of gender-based violence with profound effects. We will also interrogate common assumptions, examine perpetrators' motivations, compare it to "everyday" forms of sexualized violence, and critically examine efforts in combating impunity, protecting, and prevention.