“More Than a Gunshot Wound: The Every Day of Violence in Karamoja, Uganda,”
will be discussed by Mary Sundal, assistant professor, sociology and
anthropology, at the Brown Bag International Lecture at noon, Wednesday, March
14 at the International House, Washburn University. The event is free and open
to the public.
Based on Sundal’s ethnographic research in 2006-07 with Karimojong mothers of
northeast Uganda, she examined how the AK47 has shaped and redefined maternal
care-taking strategies. Women explained that the threat of violence from armed
cattle raiders, rogue thieves, or UPDF troops was a daily occurrence. Violence,
however, extends beyond the gunshot wound and becomes a ubiquitous reminder of
past traumas, present hardships, and an unstable future. In this presentation,
Sundal will illuminate the everyday of violence in Karamoja: AK47s' indirect
effects, how mothers negotiate this unstable environment, and how child health
is impacted by each.
Washburn international programs office is sponsoring the event. For
information, call (785) 670-1051 or visit www.washburn.edu/iip.
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Amanda Hughes, university relations, (785) 670-2153
