2-0220 EPHEMERAL YOUTH: EMBODIED IDENTITY AND TRACES OF VIOLENCE IN GROWING UP

Wednesday, November 16, 2011: 14:00-15:45

Abstract not available in preliminary program.

Organizers: Jon M Wolseth (Luther College) and Rachana S Agarwal (Brandeis University)

Chairs: Rachana S Agarwal (Brandeis University)

Discussants: Rosalind H Shaw (Tufts University)

14:00

Negotiating Identities In Multi-Layered Cultures of Violence: Children's Narratives From Swat, Pakistan, 2009-2011

Lubna N Chaudhry (State University of New York, Binghamton)

14:15

A Critique of PTSD and "Cultural Bereavement" Models: Why Social Support Matters

Shelby E Carpenter (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

14:30

Enduring Violence In Coming of Age Narratives From Palau

Rachana S Agarwal (Brandeis University)

14:45

How Not to Be A Street Kid: Embodying Normativity On Dominican Streets

Jon M Wolseth (Luther College)

15:00

The Logic of Conflict: Girls’ Rhetoric of Resilience In Inner City Napoli

Heather Loyd (University of California, Los Angeles)

15:15

From Veiling to Piracy and Terrorism: The Politicization of Somali Bodies In the Media and the Effects On Somali Youth In North America

Melissa Stachel (The University of Western Ontario)

15:30

Discussant

Rosalind H Shaw (Tufts University)

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