gender& disaster
May 22nd, 2022
1. How does Ross depict the intersection of gender and race in the response to Hurricane Katrina? How is this further impacted by the notion of security vs. insecurity? Relate this to the connection between power and ethnicity as evidenced in Sri Lanka.
2. How did the media portray race in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina? How does this stigmatize relief efforts for women of color? Use the racialized disaster patriarchy theory to describe these results.