07 November 2012

Week 10: Disrupting Rape Culture

Hey everyone,

This week we'll be delving into the idea of "Rape Culture", what it means, it's potential to change the societal discourse on sexual violence, and the potential to disrupt it. 

The idea of rape culture is best explained (in my opinion) by the folks at FORCE: Upsetting a Rape Culture, check it out here:

 
 
 
What does rape culture look like?  The people over at the Yes Means Yes blog ran the Ben Roethlisberger rape case throught the lens of rape culture, here's what it looks like:
 
 
 
Tonight we'll be going through the concept of rape culture and examine how it shows up in media, politics, policies, and in college culture.  See you all at 6!
 
 
 

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