Counseling Women: Kinship Against Violence in India, with Anthropologist Julia Kowalski

Kellogg Institute Faculty Fellow and Keough School anthropologist Julia Kowalski presents results from her ethnographic research around the dynamics of gender-based violence and counseling practices in northern India. In a conversation with Kellogg Doctoral Affiliate and peace studies/anthropology PhD student Jem Panganiban, Kowalski describes her use of an ideology of language framework to deconstruct the interactions between victims and perpetrators, as well as counselors and families, to understand practical and intuitive responses to violence. Her research questions the assumptions around personal independence and kinship values, drawing from her extensive experience in counseling offices around India.