New Campus Anti-Rape Movement - Internet Activism and Social Justice

This is the first book to examine the new campus anti-rape movement that emerged in 2014. The authors examine the role of new laws and social media in facilitating movement successes.

List of contents

Chapter 1: "I Said Nothing": Sexual Violence on Campus

Chapter 2: Women of Color Leading the Way: A History of Anti-Sexual Violence Activism

Chapter 3: "Silence Has the Rusty Taste of Shame": The New Campus Anti-Rape Movement

Chapter 4: "You're Not Doing Enough": The Shifting Legal Landscape

Chapter 5: "Going Public": The Shifting Technological Landscape

Chapter 6: "Women Should Avoid Dressing Like Sluts": Campus Rape Prevention Programs

Chapter 7: "Let's Change the Culture": The Future of the Campus Anti-Rape Movement

About the author

Caroline Heldman is associate professor of politics at Occidental College and the research director for the Geena Davis Institute for Gender in Media.Alissa R. Ackerman is associate professor of Criminal Justice in the Division of Politics, Administration and Justice at California State University, Fullerton.Ian Breckenridge-Jackson is lecturer in the Sociology Department at California State University, Los Angeles.

Summary

This is the first book to examine the new campus anti-rape movement that emerged in 2014. The authors examine the role of new laws and social media in facilitating movement successes.

Product details

• Authors: Ackerman, Alissa R. Ackerman, Ackerman Alissa R., Breckenridge-Jackson, Ian Breckenridge-Jackson, Heldman, Caroline Heldman, Caroline Ackerman Heldman
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9781498554039
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-5403-9
• No. of pages: 230
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sexual Abuse & Harassment, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Sexual abuse & harassment, Political structure & processes, Sexual abuse and harassment, Political structure and processes, Women’s Studies;youth activism