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DOI: 10.1177/1077801205274808 Challenging DespairTeaching About Womens Resistance to ViolenceUniversity of Oregon In this article, the author describes an approach to teaching about violence against women that balances discussion of violence with information about womens individual and collective resistance. This strategy addresses two concerns about traditional approaches to this topic: that focusing only on victimization disempowers students and that it provides only a partial view of the reality of violence in womens lives. To address these problems, the author integrates discussion of resistance into the classs working definition of violence, assigned readings, guest speakers, and course assignments. The author concludes with a discussion of the positive effects of this approach.
Key Words: resistance teaching violence against women
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