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ANTHROPOLOGY / SOCIOLOGY SEMINAR SERIES : Voices of young Yemeni Women after the mirage of the Arab Spring |
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The wave of optimism that swept across Yemen amongst progressive and globally minded
youth in 2011 had turned into a drowning despair by 2014. Young women who were at the
forefront of nationwide protests demanding the ‘fall of the regime’ are now amongst the
most disillusioned of Yemenis. Hopes for democracy, justice, economic development and
increasing freedoms were crushed as the country slid slowly into a grinding civil war that
is endlessly fuelled by a wider regional political-sectarian conflict. This paper examines
the future of Yemen through the eyes of young women struggling to find their way in the
ruins of a shattered nation. A series of qualitative interviews conducted over several
months explores their day to day experiences of sectarian conflict, examines their hopes
and desires for their nation, and narrates strategic implementation of agency performed as
acts of resistance against prevailing geopolitical and religious agendas.
Speaker(s) |
Voices of young Yemeni Women after the mirage of the Arab Spring
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Location |
Social Sciences Building Room 2204
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Contact |
Loretta Baldassar
<[email protected]>
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Start |
Fri, 14 Oct 2016 14:30
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End |
Fri, 14 Oct 2016 15:30
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Submitted by |
Hayley Musson <[email protected]>
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Last Updated |
Tue, 11 Oct 2016 16:29
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