Rita Laura Segato Explained

Birth Name:Rita Laura Segato
Birth Date:14 August 1951
Birth Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nationality:Argentinian
Fields:Anthropology

Rita Laura Segato (born 14 August 1951) is an Argentine-Brazilian academic, who has been called "one of Latin America's most celebrated feminist anthropologists"[1] and "one of the most lucid feminist thinkers of this era".[2] She is specially known for her research oriented towards gender in indigenous villages and Latin American communities, violence against women and the relationships between gender, racism and colonialism. One of her specialist areas is the study of gender violence.

Segato was born in Buenos Aires and educated at the Instituto Interamericano de Etnomusicología y Folklore de Caracas.[3] She has an MA and a PhD in anthropology (1984) from Queens University, Belfast. She teaches Anthropology at the University of Brasília, where she holds the UNESCO Chair of Anthropology and Bioethics;[4] since 2011 she has taught on the Postgraduate Programme of Bioethics and Human Rights.[1] She additionally carries out research on behalf of Brazil's National Council for Scientific and Technological Development.

In 2016, along with Prudencio García Martínez, Segato was an expert witness in the Sepur Zarco case,[5] in which senior officers at a military base in Guatemala were convicted of crimes against humanity as a result of the holding of fourteen women in sexual and domestic slavery. The defence tried to challenge the expertise of the witnesses, but their appeal was unsuccessful.[6] Her works were an inspiration to the Chilean collective LASTESIS from Valparaíso for the song and performance A Rapist in Your Path, which was performed by women throughout America[7] [8] Europe and Australia.

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  1. Web site: History and patriarchal violence. The UCL Centre for Gender and Global Health. 9 September 2018. 9 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909185437/http://ighgc.org/events/history-and-patriarchal-violence. dead.
  2. Web site: Rita Segato: "Una falla del pensamiento feminista es creer que la violencia de género es un problema de hombres y mujeres". La Tinta. 22 September 2017. es. 9 September 2018. 22 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220922082918/https://latinta.com.ar/2017/09/rita-segato-falla-pensamiento-feminista-violencia-genero-problema-hombres-mujeres/. live.
  3. Web site: Rita Segato. December 2014. CGA. es. 9 September 2018. 23 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181223114952/http://www.cga.org.ar/trayectorias-37-rita-segato. dead.
  4. Web site: Rita Segato. LATEINAMERIKA-INSTITUT (LAI). 28 May 2018. 9 September 2018. 30 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231130015831/https://www.lai.fu-berlin.de/forschung/Konferenzen/Veranstaltungen_2018/Rita-Segato.html. live.
  5. Web site: Former Military Commissioner Accuses Reyes Girón of Ordering Gang Rape. 25 February 2016. Jo-Marie Burt. International Justice Monitor. 9 September 2018. 9 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909185417/https://www.ijmonitor.org/2016/02/former-military-commissioner-accuses-reyes-giron-of-ordering-gang-rape/. live.
  6. Web site: Court Ratifies Historic Sepur Zarco Sexual Violence Judgment. Jo-Marie Burt. Paulo Estrada. 21 July 2017. International Justice Monitor. 9 September 2018. 9 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180909185150/https://www.ijmonitor.org/2017/07/court-ratifies-historic-sepur-zarco-sexual-violence-judgment/. live.
  7. News: McGowan. Charis. Chilean anti-rape anthem becomes international feminist phenomenon. 2019-12-06. The Guardian. 2020-03-03. en-GB. 0261-3077. 2022-09-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20220922045601/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/06/chilean-anti-rape-anthem-becomes-international-feminist-phenomenon. live.
  8. Web site: 'A rapist in your path': The feminist anthem spreading round the world. Timmers. Laurie. 2019-12-07. euronews. en. 2020-03-03. 2023-03-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20230324172513/https://www.euronews.com/2019/12/07/a-rapist-in-your-path-this-chilean-feminist-anthem-is-spreading-around-the-world. live.
  9. Web site: Centro de Estudos Avançados Multidisciplinares - Clacso homenageia a prof. Rita Segato. 2020-09-13. www.ceam.unb.br. 2018-12-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20181226184259/http://www.ceam.unb.br/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=92:clacso-homenageia-a-prof-rita-segato-pela-sua-obra-e-trabalho&catid=2&Itemid=735. live.
  10. Web site: La Uader distinguió como Doctora Honoris Causa a Rita Segato. 2020-09-13. ahora.com.ar. 25 July 2018 . es-ES. 2020-10-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029140307/https://ahora.com.ar/la-uader-distinguio-como-doctora-honoris-causa-rita-segato-n4155193. live.
  11. Web site: La FCG inicia un vínculo con Montpellier Business School. 2020-09-13. fcg.uader.edu.ar. es-es. 2020-10-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20201029151328/http://fcg.uader.edu.ar/index.php/noticias/item/2941-uader-otorgara-el-titulo-doctora-honoris-causa-a-rita-segato.html. live.
  12. Web site: UES otorgará Doctorado Honoris Causa a la reconocida antropóloga Rita Segato. 2021-10-22. ues.edu.sv. 21 October 2021 . es-es. 2021-10-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20211022060321/https://eluniversitario.ues.edu.sv/ues-otorgara-doctorado-honoris-causa-a-la-reconocida-antropologa-rita-segato/. live.
  13. Web site: Las Estructuras Elementales de la Violencia. . 2018-09-09 . 2018-05-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180504091721/http://mercosursocialsolidario.org/valijapedagogica/archivos/hc/1-aportes-teoricos/2.marcos-teoricos/3.libros/RitaSegato.LasEstructurasElementalesDeLaViolencia.pdf . live .

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