Possibilites for Peace Research Spotlight Series

Women-Headed Households in Post-War Sri Lanka

12:00-12:45 pm

Arun Jentrick (Western, Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies)

As a result of the 30-year long civil war, about 25% of all households in Sri Lanka are headed by women. However, Sri Lanka does not have a national plan or policy to understand their challenges and address their needs. Based on empirical data, this talk examines this issue from a variety of angles and aims to inform social and economic policies as well as legal solutions.

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Place-making as Therapeutic Landscapes – Intergenerational Narratives of Ugandan Asian Women Diaspora in Canada and the US; Material Culture and Practice for Resiliency as Health in New Geographies

12:45–1:30 pm

Asma Khanani (Western, Geography and Environment)

How do displaced communities reconcile identity, peace, and place after losing their homeland? This talk examines intergenerational health impacts and place-making processes following the 1972 Ugandan expulsion of South Asians. Offering critical insights into global forced displacement experiences, it demonstrates how women diasporas re-create material culture and daily practices to cultivate health, well-being and identity in new places