Free Virtual “Dialogues for Diversity” Women’s History Month Lecture at DCCC Focuses on History of Battered Women’s Movement
(Delaware and Chester Counties, PA - March 5, 2024)—Domestic violence was seldom a topic of public discussion prior to 1970. The Women’s Liberation Movement set the stage for the Battered Women’s Movement—or Domestic Violence Movement—which began in the early 1970s. How did a radical movement fighting violence against women become part of state bureaucracies? How can community-engaged learning projects build upon and revive these feminist origins?
In honor of Women’s History Month, Delaware County Community College’s Center for Equity and Social Justice is offering a free online lecture, “Radical Origins Revived: Harnessing Community-Engaged Curriculums for Social Change,” on Thursday, March 21 at 12:10 p.m. Speaker Jennifer Naccarelli, Ph.D. will explore the histories of the Battered Women’s Movement and service learning in higher education to think forward about the ways that community-engaged curriculums contribute to social justice transformation.
Dr. Naccarelli is the associate chair and an associate professor in the Department of Women and Gender Studies at the University of Delaware. Additionally, she is the founding director (2019) and current co-director of the Center for the Study and Prevention of Gender-Based Violence.
In 2011, Dr. Naccarelli implemented the first of its kind undergraduate advocacy training program with the University’s Domestic Violence Prevention and Services Program. In this capacity she teaches, researches, publishes, and designs curriculums and field experiences in the field of gender-based violence. Her work explores the intersection of feminist theory and practice through the integration of experiential learning within undergraduate coursework.
“Radical Origins Revived: Harnessing Community-Engaged Curriculums for Social Change,” is the latest in the “Dialogues for Diversity” series of discussions, which are free and open to the public. Register here for the event, or visit the center’s web page at dccc.edu/cesj.
Since 2020, Delaware County Community College’s Center for Equity and Social Justice has hosted an ongoing series of “Dialogues for Diversity” discussions and events with rotating topics and formats. The Center provides opportunities for meaningful dialogue that creates awareness, promotes education and leads to transformative change, equity and social justice for all people.
PHOTO CAPTION: On March 21, University of Delaware professor Jennifer Naccarelli, Ph.D. will present a free online Women’s History Month lecture as part of Delaware County Community College’s “Dialogues for Diversity” series. Courtesy of DCCC.
