Assignment Number 25
Discussion/Writing
Crawford & Unger. Marigold Best and Pamela Hussey, Rufina Amaya: Survivor of El Mozote. (311-314)
Crawford & Unger. Margaret Hooks in conversation with "Manuela," Widows fight for dignity and unity (315-319)
Crawford & unger. Afterword. (320-321)
hooks 18. Visionary feminism. (110-118)
Student Name _____________________
Date due: 5-10-05
Psychology 358
Hal S. Bertilson
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Please staple the questions to your answers or write out the questions as well as the answers. Having the questions available will facilitate class discussion.
1. What is your reaction to the discussion by Dr. Maria Cuzzo? What did you feel was the most important? Why? How does what she told us relate to the things we have been learning this semester in this class?
2. What did Rufina Amaya mean when she said that "At this moment we women need to have spiritual and moral strength to face up to all the problems of our situation in every country?" (312)
3. What is your reaction to Rufina Amaya: Survivor of El Mozote? What inspires you? (311-314)
4. Why haven't indigenous women participated in the social and political life of Guatemala? (315-319)
5. What are the methods of organization and activism used in Rufina Amaya's community? What are the methods of organization and activism in CONAVIGUA? (311-319)
6. What is your reaction to the article on "Widows fight for dignity and unity?" How do you feel about it? (315-319)
7. In the Afterword, Crawford & Unger offer what ideas about the stories we have studied? What ideas become the most important for you in In Our Own Words: Writings from Women's Lives? they invite you to provide some ideas of your own. What are your ideas? (320-321)
8. What can you do to support hooks in her call for "Visionary Feminism?" Will you dedicate yourself to "Visionary Feminism?" (110-118)