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CED/WMNST 420 – Gender and International Development 

Semester: Fall

Offered: 2025

This course examines gendered processes of economic and social change in the Global South in a context of rapid globalization. We will study how gender inequities and inequalities shape and are shaped by economic restructuring, environmental change, international migration, the global spread of ideas and culture, and the shifting goals of International Development agencies. Readings and discussions are organized around three main learning units: 1) Approaches to Gender in Development; 2) Gender, Work, and Identity in the Global Economy; and 3) Rights, Reproduction and the Body. Particular attention will be paid to representations of women and men by Western organizations acting in the name of Feminism and/or Development, and to the responses of feminist communities in the South to these portrayals. In studying these issues, we will resist the tendency to conflate "gender" with "women", instead looking comprehensively at the identities, rights, and lived experiences of diverse gendered identities. We will carefully consider differences using an intersectional frame that considers social factors such as sexuality, race, economic class, and legal status. Students will explore issues through diverse materials including reports, articles, book chapters, documentaries, presentations, and popular media. 

Water as a Border: Eco-bordering and the Reproduction of Ethnonational Orders

National Women’s Studies Association Annual Meeting, Puerto Rico. 2025

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Reproductive Bioviolence: Healthcare Navigation Among Farmworker Women in Pennsylvania

Rural Sociological Society Annual Conference. Salt Lake City, Utah. 2025

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Velasco-Palacios, Hazel. Researching Farmworker Youth and Families: Methodological Challenges and Ethical Considerations. International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health Annual Meeting. Maine. Velasco-Palacios, Hazel. The Role of Food Pantries in Supporting Immigrant Communities. Conference on Immigrant Integration. Rockefeller Institute of Government. Virtual Conference.