GRADUATE SCHOOL OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES / DISASTER MANAGEMENT / AFY6122 - GENDER AND DISASTERS

Contents Of The Courses in a weekly Period

Week 
Subjects 
Sources 
1Disaster, risk, vulnerability, and resilience concepts. The role of gender in disaster studies.Enarson, E. & Morrow, B. H. (1998). The Gendered Terrain of Disaster. Greenwood. (Chapter 1)
2Different ways in which women and men are affected by disasters.Fothergill, A. (2004). Heads Above Water: Gender, Class, and Family in the Grand Forks Flood. SUNY Press.
3Social roles, care work, and invisible burdens in disasters.Bradshaw, S. & Fordham, M. (2015). Women, Girls and Disasters. Routledge.
4Risks and discrimination faced by LGBTI+ individuals in disasters.Gaillard, J. C., Sanz, K., Balgos, B. C., et al. (2017). “Beyond men and women: A critical perspective on gender and disaster.” Disasters, 41(3), 429–447.
5Cultural and local factors: Patriarchal social structures and the influence of religious/traditional roles.Enarson, E. & Chakrabarti, P. G. D. (2009). Women, Gender and Disaster: Global Issues and Initiatives. Sage.
6Global disaster management policies: UNDRR, UN Women, IFRC approaches.UNDRR (2019). Words into Action: Engaging for Resilience in a Diverse World.
7Midterm Exam-
8Disaster management and gender in Turkey. Case studies: 1999 Marmara Earthquake and 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes.Kıray, A. (2023). “Toplumsal Cinsiyet Perspektifinden Kahramanmaraş Depremleri.” Fe Dergi, 15(2), 45–60.
9Health, hygiene, and safety in disasters: Specific needs for women and children.WHO (2012). Gender, Climate Change and Health.
10Migration, displacement, and problems experienced by refugee women in disaster contexts.Freedman, J. (2016). “Engendering security at the borders of Europe: Women migrants and the Mediterranean ‘crisis’.” Journal of Refugee Studies, 29(4), 568–582.
11Gender justice approach in disaster risk reduction. Policy development and good practices.Fordham, M., et al. (2011). Gender and Disaster Network Handbook.
12Student presentations: Local and global case studies.-
13Final Exam-