Femicide in Buenos Aries: Social Change Through Interpersonal Education

Author

Mckinley Bleskachek , '16

Date of Award

Spring 2016

Document Type

Thesis

Terms of Use

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Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Department

Educational Studies Department, Sociology & Anthropology Department

First Advisor

Christy Schuetze

Second Advisor

Roseann Liu

Abstract

This paper explores the trajectory of social thought concerning femicide, particularly as it relates to the 2015 #NiUnaMenos movement in Buenos Aires. Through framing gender as a social construct, this paper illuminates the connection between cultural, structural and personal violence. In this framework, individual murders become a social phenomenon. The critical consciousness fostered by the #NiUnaMenos movement reveals the potential of interpersonal education to effect social change.

Recommended Citation

Bleskachek, Mckinley , '16, "Femicide in Buenos Aries: Social Change Through Interpersonal Education" (2016). Senior Theses, Projects, and Awards. 444.
https://works.swarthmore.edu/theses/444