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** Pop Culture, Terror Warfare & Sexual Violence: The Case of Sierra Leone
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A Women In International Security (WIIS) Virtual Discussion
Join WIIS on February 6, 2024, at 10 AM (EST) for a virtual discussion exploring the prevalence and response to conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV). Dr. Marc Sommers will discuss his latest book, We the Young Fighters: Pop Culture, Terror, and War in Sierra Leone. We the Young Fighters is the captivating story of war and peace through a pop culture lens, probing the terror-based warfare that emerged in Sierra Leone during the civil war and the widespread use of sexual violence during the war.
A panel discussion will follow with Dr. Dara Kay Cohen, author of Rape During Civil War and Ali Bitenga Alexandre who has focused on the motivations of combatants to resort to CRSV in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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** Opening Remarks
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Ariela Blätter
President and CEO, Women In International Security
** Panelists
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Dr. Marc Sommers
Independent Consultant and Senior Advisor to the US Government and international organizations, including the United Nations and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development in Djibouti
Dr. Dara Kay Cohen
Professor of Public Policy, the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
Ali Bitenga Alexandre
Researcher, Panzi Foundation, Democratic Republic of Congo
** Moderator
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Dr. Chantal de Jonge Oudraat
Member, WIIS Board of Directors and Global Fellow, Wilson Center.
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