November 26
In the wake of political violence such as genocide, war, or mass displacement, how do people remake their lives? What is it to pick up again in the same cites of devastation? In this class, we consider the nuances of social repair, seeking reparation and justice as grounded in lived experience. We will cover the concepts of continuums of violence and structural violence. In the first half we will listen to Ketty Anyeko reflect on her work with Amony and other women survivors and their senses of justice, in the second half we will do a class exerise to further engage with Amony’s memoire and daily dairies.
Our guest speaker, Ketty Anyeko has two decades’ experience in peace, justice, and gender programme planning and implementation. She previously conducted action research, policy advocacy and documentation with conflict-affected communities in northern Uganda. She will reflect on her research with women survivors and their children as they navigate ongoing structural violence and collectively work towards a better future, reflecting on her work with the Women’s Advocacy Network, a collective of 600 women once forced into marriage and motherhood by the non-state armed group, the Lord’s Resistance Army, during the near two decade war in Uganda.
Guest Speaker: Dr. Ketty Anyeko
Hosts: Filip, Anjana, Su and Emma
Readings
- Podcast: To Have and to Hold: Evelyn Amony’s Story. 13 July, 2008
- Evelyn Amony. I Am Evelyn Amony: Reclaiming My Life from the Lord’s Resistance Army. ‘Writing I am Evelyn Amony’, ‘Introduction’ and Chapter 7 ‘Daily Life.’
- Blogpost by Ketty Anyeko. “Justice is Lived”: Women’s Senses of Justice and Reparations After Wartime Sexual Violence in Northern Uganda.’ Research Network on Women, Peace and Security, Canada.
- Beading Memory (7 minute video)
Presentation
Artist: Zanele Muholi (photo above) (Paige and Layla)
Further Reading
- Meintjes, Sheila, Anu Pillay, and Meredeth Turshen. 2002. The Aftermath: Women in Post-conflict Transformation. London: Zed Books.
- Anyeko Ketty, Shaya Tamara. (2019). “Storytelling and Peacebuilding: Lessons from Northern Uganda.”Mitchell G, Vincett G, Hawksley T, Culbertson H. Peacebuilding and the Arts. Palgrave Macmillan: 235-251.
- Baines, Erin, and Ketty Anyeko. “The “secret war”: Silence, testimony, and wartime sexual violence.” International Journal 77.4 (2022): 572-591.