Intimate Violence, Part II: When “Self-Defense” is Camouflage for Homicide

Intimate Violence, Part II: When “Self-Defense” is Camouflage for Homicide

Intimate Violence, Part II: When “Self-Defense” is Camouflage for Homicide By Caroline Light Intimate Violence, Part II: When “Self-Defense” is Camouflage for Homicide The last “In The Crosshairs” post, co-authored with Amy Ojeaburu, discussed the case of Maddesyn George, an Indigenous woman who shot and killed her rapist. George was charged with second degree murder […]

Maddesyn George, Intimate Violence, and the Limits of Armed Self-Defense

Maddesyn George, Intimate Violence, and the Limits of Armed Self-Defense

Maddesyn George, Intimate Violence, and the Limits of Armed Self-Defense By Amy Ojeaburu and Caroline Light This article was co-authored by Amy Ojeaburu, a sophomore at Harvard College, with whom I was fortunate to collaborate this summer on a project on Gender, Race, and Self-Defensive Gun Violence. Amy led the effort to (1) assemble an archive […]

Meet Columnist Dr. Caroline Light

Dr. Caroline Light

Dr. Caroline Light is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies in Harvard’s Program in Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality.