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CFP 87 - Regular: Gender and Violence: Institutional Perspectives
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Sponsors: Crime and Justice
Gender, Sexual Behavior, Politics, and Communities
Law and Society

Organizer &

Presider: Lloyd Klein, LaGuardia Community College, CUNY

Description: 

This session examines gender and violence across a range of institutional settings, focusing on social and policy issues related to the military, the January 6 insurrection, human trafficking, immigration, prisons, and the legal system. Presentations analyze how institutions structure gendered power, shape public narratives, and produce or contest forms of violence within political, legal, and carceral contexts.

Papers:

“Gender as a Determinant of Views toward Violence among U.S. Capitol Riots Participants,” Stephen J. Morewitz, San Jose State University; Forensic Social Sciences Association

“The Grip of Instability: How Political Repression Fuels Human Trafficking—An Empirical Analysis and Call to Action,” Tarekegn Tamiru Woldesenbet, GAGE University College

“Making an American Martyr: Anti-Immigration Co-option of White Women’s Death,” Emma-Claire LaSaine, University of Wisconsin-Madison

“‘Thank You for Your Cervix’: Online Reactions to Women in the Military,” Hannah M. Galicia, Texas Woman's University

“Shelter from the Storm: Sexual Violence against Women and the Impact of the Legal System,” Lloyd Klein, LaGuardia Community College, CUNY

“The Coercive and Transformative Potential of Gendered Care Work among Incarcerated People,” Lauren Hagani, The University of Chicago

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