Event Description
Amy E. Ritterbusch, PhD, associate professor at Alberto Lleras Camargo School of Government, University of Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
Since 1948, Colombia’s internal conflict has claimed over 200,000 lives, and displaced millions of Colombians including transgender youth. This presentation will explore the paramilitary-led forced displacement of transgender youth through various sociological lenses, auto–photographic images, and ethnographic data. Ritterbusch will also address the gender–based violence of the paramilitary, which compels transgender youth to leave their birth cities and rural communities for Bogotá, where they encounter persecution, hate crimes, and social cleansing killings.
Brief description of Amy Ritterbusch, PhD, in her own words:
"For the last six years I have been working toward the social justice goals established collectively with marginalized, street-connected youth and communities through participatory action research initiatives for the right to the city in Bogotá, Colombia. I have also led participatory action research, mixed-method and visual research initiatives funded by the NSF, Unicef, UNDP, IOM and other international organizations to work with other marginalized populations in Colombia including victims of the armed conflict (including LGBTI communities), human trafficking victims, children and families living in extreme poverty, glue and bazuco (crack) users, homeless and transgender populations, and sex workers."
Free event. Light refreshments provided.
Co-sponsored by: The College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of Global Studies and Modern Languages (Café Latino, International Area Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies), Mobility Studies, LGBTQA+ (Drexel Colleague Resource Group), Bienvenidos (Drexel Colleague Resource Group), Student Center for Inclusion and Culture (SCIC), and the Drexel LGBTQA Student Center.
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