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Hijos de la Dictadura: Posmemoria, Trauma y Resistencia en Chile Actual / Children of the Dictatorship: Postmemory, Trauma and Resistance in Chile Current
Get PDFToday Chile prides itself on the success of its neoliberal economy and democracy. Yet, instances like the assassination of the Mapuche activist, Camilo Catrillanca, and the impassioned protests that have ensued, serve as constant reminders (to those who look for them) that the legacy of seventeen years of military dictatorship is hiding right beneath the surface of the modern ‘Miracle of Chile.’ This project seeks to unravel the loosely woven protective layer of Chilean democracy by investigating how the violence, trauma, and resistance that defined Pinochet’s dictatorship is alive in well amongst the children of victims and survivors of Chilean state terrorism. Some of these children are biological and many others are adoptive– that is to say that many young Chileans have developed a strong association with Chile’s violent and corrupt history despite their lack of familial connection and trauma. In this project I interview six Chileans, three sons of people tortured or exiled during the dictatorship and three people who have devoted their professional and artistic lives to memory activism. I use Marianne Hirsch’s (2012) concept of postmemory– the second generation’s relationship to the traumatic or powerful experiences of who came before them– to analyse how each subject has received, interpreted, and transmitted the memory of their family, community, or country. The final product of this investigation is a mini graphic novel that depicts transmission of memory, fragmented testimonies, trauma, contradiction, and resilience of the participants. The goal of this nontraditional study is to embrace the role of subjectivity both in memory formation and in social research. Ultimately I hope to contribute to the already powerful community of activists who fight every day to break the silence of the ‘Chilean Miracle’ and instil social and political change for the generations to come
“To Save Succeeding Generations from the Scourge of War”: An examination of United Nations Peace Keeping and Support Provided by External Actors
Get PDF2018 marks the 70th Anniversary of the beginning of United Nations Peacekeeping. In the past seven decades, hundreds of thousands of men and women, from nearly every nation, have put themselves in harm’s way in the name of peace. As conflicts continue to affect the lives of millions of people, peacekeeping has never been more important.
This paper seeks to examine United Nations peacekeeping and the role of various actors in helping them to achieve the lofty goal of sustainable and stable peace. By utilizing academic literature, primary sources, and expert interviews, this paper will analyze United Nations peacekeeping and examine its history and evolution from ceasefire monitoring to capacity building. It will also explore the complex and vital role of external actors in keeping global peace, with a strong emphasis on their role within the United Nations framework. These external actors, the European Union, the African Union, the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, and the Helvetic Confederation represent important actors within the international community and are powerful partners of the United Nations in peacekeeping
Les droits ne sont pas respectés : A Study of the Effectiveness of the Moroccan Law in Protecting the Human Rights of Sub-Saharan Female Migrants
No full textThis paper aims to determine to what extent Moroccan law is protecting female Sub-Saharan migrants against human rights abuses and in the process, it attempts to determine what the Moroccan government needs to do differently to protect this population. Female migrant women from Sub-Saharan Africa are a population that suffers human rights abuses because of their dual positionality as both women and Sub-Saharan migrants: both of which are discriminated populations in Morocco. The research was carried out by communicating with lawyers and non-governmental organization (N.G.O.) team members who work with women to determine the common legal and social problems affecting migrant women and also by speaking with migrant women themselves, to hear their stories and their opinions regarding the matter. By comparing migrant experiences to Moroccan law at the international, national, and local scale the paper determines that the Moroccan government not only needs to create new laws to protect female migrants, but also needs to help change public opinion of the migrant
“So What Are You?:” Nepali Third Gender Women’s Identities and Experiences Through the Lens of Human Rights Development Discourse
Get PDFNepal is the site of many national and international human rights development measures focused on the country’s gender and sexual minorities (SGM). Given the significant impact those development efforts have on SGM and Nepali society, national and international development actors need to understand the identities and experiences of the populations they attempt to help. Performed in Kathmandu and Bharatpur, this study attempts to understand the identities used by third gender women and if those identities are reflected in development discourse. Furthermore, this research seeks to understand the life experiences of these women and the discriminations they face, a reflection on national measures to eliminate discrimination against sexual and gender minorities. Over the course of this research, self-identified third gender women and members of organizations that work with SGM were interviewed. Observations were also conducted in a Bharatpur SGM-advocacy organization.
This research questions the homogeneity of SGM described by some development organizations and their critics. Identity should be understood as context-specific, and SGM identities as intertwined and mutually-informing. Understanding the framework for gender and sexuality that underlies Nepali sexual and gender identity terms is important in order to supplement and contextualize the identities that, otherwise, may be misrepresented and misunderstood. Furthermore, development organizations should be cognizant of the impacts donor sources may have on development projects and on sexual and gender minorities. The national government should focus on successful implementation of measures already executed, and interested parties should hold the government accountable for following through with these SGM-focused human rights measures
The War Against Sex Trafficking: Who Is Fighting?
Get PDFThis paper analyzes and relays information collected from a series of interviews with anti-trafficking organizations in Nepal. The organizations included are Child Workers in Nepal (CWIN), Maiti-Nepal, Saathi Nepal, Tiny Hands Nepal, and Women’s Rehabilitation Centre Nepal (WOREC). Each organization approaches the fight against sex trafficking differently. This paper breaks down the methods of addressing sex trafficking into three main categories: prevention, rescue, and rehabilitation. In addition to this, other articles and resources on this topic are explored to explain the enablers of sex trafficking in Nepal. A cross-analysis is conducted between the various anti-trafficking methods used by organizations within Nepal and research done on the breakdown of these methods, in order to optimize and enhance the current methods in use
Understanding the Mongolian Tourism Supply Chain: Advantages, Challenges and Improvements
Get PDFThe tourism industry in Mongolia has relatively low levels of regulation and is growing at a high rate despite struggling to increase tourist numbers, yet it still remains comparatively inaccessible to foreigners. Regardless, tourism holds huge potential for sustainable growth in Mongolia if it can be developed responsibly. For foreigners right now, it is difficult compared to other countries to figure out how to travel and find accomodation in a place where the main tourist attraction is a lack of people and an abundance of open space, and the majority of people in these places do not speak English. Furthermore, a lack of professionalism and standards across the industry make it challenging for Mongolia to deliver a consistent, quality service. While Mongolia offers a travel destination unlike anywhere else in the world, these high barriers to entry make it difficult for Mongolians to capitalize on. This study seeks to interact with private tour companies, government agencies, and local guides to understand exactly how the industry operates, and in turn analyze how it could improve to become more accessible, profitable, and responsible, and therefore more successful for travelers and Mongolia’s economy as a whole
El estado “ingobernable” La relación entre usos y costumbres, la migración, el “progreso” / The ungovernable state The relationship between uses and customs, migration, progress
No full textProposal for Implementing the Flipped Learning Method in Dentistry English
Get PDFIn traditional teaching, the information is given to the students in the class by the lecturer through different sources. The digestion of the information is done by the students at home. Therefore, the time that is allocated for the production and the practice of the taught subject becomes limited. Yes, flipped learning changes that totally. The idea behind it is schoolwork at home and homework in class. This study seeks to find out what flipped learning contributes to learning and how it deals with boosting the students\u27 autonomy. In the flipped learning way of teaching, students are supposed to take the initiative for their learning. When they come to class with the information they watched and studied at home, they will be able to produce and practice. If the students do not take the responsibility, the system will likely to collapse. In this paper, I investigate how I can transform my Dentistry English class from its current traditional format into a more dynamic flipped classroom that energizes the students, endows them with a greater sense of responsibility and help them maintain their enthusiasm for the whole year
The Implementation of the Extreme Visa Vetting Policy and its Effects on International Students and Scholars
Get PDFThe extreme visa vetting policy, or initiative, was first introduced during the 2016 presidential race by then candidate Donald Trump. During his campaign, he promised he would implement a process to more rigorously scrutinize visa applications for foreign nationals who wanted to temporarily come to the United States. After being elected president and taking office in January 2017, Trump fulfilled this promise by requiring Departments of Homeland Security and State to implement an extreme vetting process for visa applications, which is done by the creation of the extreme vetting policy. This paper presents an analysis of the extreme vetting policy through first giving a background on the U.S. immigration process and how it is discussed politically. It then describes and provides background of the extreme vetting policy and includes predictions of how the policy will affect international students and scholars. Lastly, this paper discusses how the policy analysis was conducted, which included interviews with professionals at a large healthcare provider, a large ivy-league university, and a small private university and review of online official reports and publications. This analysis of data allowed for a determination of effects of the policy on international students and scholars. This results clearly shows that this policy has had detrimental and lasting effects on the number of international students and scholars coming to the U.S., the visa processing wait times, the functionality of consulates abroad, and on the United States’ place in globalization
Going Full Circle: Connecting Re-entry and Preparation for the Harlaxton Study Abroad Program
Get PDFThis capstone paper is a program proposal for a Harlaxton Ambassador program, to be situated in the Harlaxton College office at the University of Evansville (UE). As the program is in a place of growth and development, this ambassador program is all about going full circle with the study abroad experience at Harlaxton College. In order to address problems of non-UE Harlaxton student retention and preparation and of Harlaxton alumni connections and re-entry, this program connects those students to allow them to support and help each other and create better experiences. Based in theories of student development and learning, informed by best practices in the field through research into similar programs at other institutions, and filling a gap in existing programming as the first post-study abroad measure for Harlaxton, the Harlaxton Ambassador program has a solid foundation. Building from that base, the central aspects of program design are addressed in this proposal, from staffing to to budget health and safety, to ensure that this is not merely a theoretical concept, but something that can actually work in practice to improve the Harlaxton experience. The program even has its own full circle within it through the continual evaluation and adaptability of the design