Gender, Culture and Conflict in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies (DHP-D232)

Fall 2024 · DHP D232 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

This course examines situations of armed conflict, civilian experiences of these crises, and the international and national humanitarian and military responses to these situations from a gender and intersectional perspective and highlights the policy and program implications that this perspective presents. Topics covered include gender and intersectional analyses of current trends in armed conflict and terrorism, and of the links among war economies, globalization and armed conflict; the manipulation of gender roles to fuel war and violence; gender and livelihoods in the context of crises; masculinities in conflict; sexual and gender-based violations; women’s rights in international humanitarian and human rights law during armed conflict; gender and humanitarian response; gender and armed opposition groups; and gender peacebuilding. Case studies are drawn from recent and current armed conflicts worldwide. This course is

Course codes: DHP-D232

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