The Post-Tsunami Impact on Women in Tranquebar

Guest lecture by PH.D. fellow Esther Samraj, M.A., M.Phil.; Mother Teresa Women's University, Kodaikanal, Tamilnadu, India.

Time: October 1, 2008 from 16:15-17:00

Place: Institute of Cross-Cultural Studies, University of Copenhagen, Snorresgade 17-19, room U5

Hosts: Centre for Comparative Cultural Studies, Institute of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen and the Tranquebar Initiative, Ethnographical Collections, National Museum of Denmark

Abstract

The media has, at least until recently looked into almost every conceivable angle of the effects of the tsunami that on 26 December 2004 hit the east coast of India: the impact on tourism, the impact on the environment, revealed villages underwater and even the impact on animals. One area that has so far received less attention is the gender impact of the tsunami and its impact on women in particular. As a result, we are a long way from understanding the social impact of the disaster. This briefing seeks to promote debate and awareness of the issues and reflections on the extent to which the recovery phase of the relief effort integrates the problems raised.