Lecture 14 Flashcards
Though the case was eventually dismissed, it was one of the first prominent battles in the war for same- sex marriage in America
what was the case called
Burkett v. Zablocki
what are the Grassroots standard setting
2006 Declaration of Montréal, International Conference on LGBT Human Rights.
2006 Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of International Human Rights Law in Relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
we have this momentum towards legal recognition and this momentum towards grassroots activism and lobbying for human rights, what form does this take
takes form of people coming together and forming a consensus that there is a foundation here for the formation of rights; they do this in small ways (they did not go straight to the UN), they started with these declarations that come out of international meetings
what is celebrity activism
the kind of thing that we refer to throughout this course; the type of grassroots activism that gets taken hold of through celebrity activism… the celebrities who pick up a cause and make it known, they use their accomplishments (typically through the entertainment industry) to launch an activism cause they care about
george clooney has involved himself in justice causes; not just LGBTQ+, but also the independence transition of South Sudan and the presence of celebrities was intended to raise the profile of the event and diminish the possibility of violence during the event
when you bring attention to the cause (journalistic interest0 it tends to have a dampening effect at least on the more distructive forms of state and domestic violence
how have NGO’s been key to movements
(Uganda Pride Parade) these activists openly organized a parade/protest that was sponsored by and watched closely by Amnesty International; that was their only form of protection
What is happening here is a little different than the protests mentioned before in San Fransisco… same flags and such but it is broadcasted more globally; amnesty uses its international reach and puts it out into the world and into visibility
the rise of these NGO have been key to the development of these movements as well
taking place through new forms of activism and technologies; one of the tech. is video games, video games are not always the epitome of sensibiliztion and human rights values but the example of Sims is different
what is the Pope’s position on gay marriage
Pope Francis says the issue of gay marriage should be studied and not dismissed out-of-hand, a senior Roman Catholic cardinal has revealed.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the outspoken archbishop of New York, said Pope Francis had told him: “Rather than quickly condemn them, let’s just ask the questions as to why that has appealed to certain people.”
Archbishop Dolan stressed that the Pope had not shifted the Catholic Church’s position on same- sex unions.
“It wasn’t as if he came out and approved them,” he told the NBC television network in the US.
But the Pope wanted senior Church leaders to “look into” the issue and to scrutinise the reasons why many countries have legalised same-sex marriages.
what were the most effective forms of activism un the civil rights movement
boycotts
what do Sally Merry’s paradox’s tale form in for this context of LGBTQ rights
cultural social fondations
what is the first paradox
Culture as source of abuse v. cultural heritage.
what is Culture as source of abuse v. cultural heritage in the context of LGBTQ rights
people could argue, and indeed some of the more conservatives did, that recognizing these rights of sexual orientation and identity would be counter to their culture and faith
one of the arguments from Sally is below (she is coming from a perspective that advocates for the universality fo human rights, and this is not necessarily a given in anthropology as anthropology has typically described and not advocated for a position)
what is the solution to Culture as source of abuse v. cultural heritage.
Culture as Contentious
what is Culture as Contentious
“When a group’s failure to abide by human rights principles is blamed on its ‘traditional culture’, this ignores the complex and dynamic nature of culture” (15
what is paradox 2
Law v. local context
what is the solution to paradox two
Ethnographically sensitive intervention
here she is arguing in particular for the development of ethnographer to reveal the contradictions
this could lead to an improved administration fo the human rights progress
what is paradox 3
local vernacularization and acceptance v. “deep,” ambitious goals of change
the sense that the peolle advocating for change are wanting to do it in a hurry; but the way change has to occur is through ideas and use of language and this isnt going to happen over night
