Violence, Displacement, and Resilience: Engaging with Multiple Experiences and Perspectives in the Americas (PESO) -Yutzy

Violence, Displacement, and Resilience: Engaging with Multiple Experiences and Perspectives in the Americas (PESO)

 CHAIRS: CRUZ TORRES, Maria L. (ASU) and VÁZQUEZ-LEÓN, Marcela (U Arizona), CRUZ TORRES, Maria L. (ASU) Gender, Violence, and Field Work in Mexico 

NUNEZ-MCHIRI, Guillermina Gina and O’CONNOR, Kathleen  (UTEP) Central American Women and Children: Assessment of Mental Health Needs and Priorities 

RAMIREZ, Jacobo Xavier (U Arizona) Criminalization of Paraguayan Campesino Resistance to Foreign Agro-industry  YUTZY, Christopher (U Arizona) Participation as a Social Control Mechanism: The Manipulation of Development Practice in the Favelas of Fortaleza, Brazil 

VASQUEZ-LEON, Marcela (U Arizona) Colombian Refugees in Ecuador: Dealing with Food Insecurity and Conflict with Local Communities 

DISCUSSANT: LYON, Stephen M. (Durham U)

 

ABSTRACT:

CRUZ TORRES, Maria L. (ASU) and VÁZQUEZ-LEÓN, Marcela (U Arizona) Violence, Displacement, and Resilience Engaging with Multiple Experiences and Perspectives in the Americas. This session explores the many ways in which violence and displacement shape the well-being and daily lives of people. By bringing together case studies that span different theoretical and methodological perspectives, panel members examine the lived realities, challenges, and strategies of those living or leaving violent environments. The papers highlights contributions on a range of topics focusing on forced migration, refugees, food insecurity, poverty, social control, gender, and health, among others.  Drawing from our experiences conducting fieldwork in various settings we also discuss the outcomes and implications for applied anthropology. 

 

Session took place in Vancouver, B.C. Canada at the 76th Annual Meeting of the Society for Applied Anthropology, March 29 - April 2, 2016.