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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
The “missing link” between de jure and de facto
Innovative elements in the fight against gender-based and domestic violence
Changing women’s education: From educative punishment to empowerment
Femicide as the culmination of domestic violence
The International framework
The European Union
National laws in Different European Countries
The Italian situation
Local initiatives: Anti-violence centers, women’s shelters, women’s hotlines
Conclusions
Implications for teaching
Questions
References.
The Activism of Black Feminist Theory in Confronting Violence Against Women: Interconnections, Politics and Practice
The Activism of black feminist theory
Objectify Myself: Objectify her
Interconnections: Relations of proximity
Lorde and Hill Collins’ encounter
Productions of distortion
The totalizing effect of distortion
The Invitation
Disconnection and connection
Moving from generality to specificity
‘Uses of the Erotic’: Fear and proximity
‘Uses of the Erotic’: The spatial politics of fear
‘Uses of the Erotic’: Bridge of connection
Conclusion
Implications for Teaching
Assignments
References
Introduction
“Talking” policies
The Brothers for Life campaign
Assignments questions
References
Introduction
Portraying gender polarities
Intra-institutional terror
Conclusions
Questions
References
Introduction
Research developments in Portugal
Establishing group intervention program
Results and discussion
Implications for practice
Final remarks
Implications for teaching
Questions
Additional assignments for group/ individual work
References
The effectiveness of the EMPoWER project and intervention: Psychodrama and the elaboration of domestic violence in Italy, Austria, Bulgaria, Portugal, Romania, and Albania
“Overcoming Female Subordination”: An experimental process of empowerment—through sociodrama and digital storytelling—directed toward a group of Italian female undergraduates
Conclusion
List of Contributors
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