UWLaCrosseSalon
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Theme: After: Rape Culture, Feminism and the Limits of Representation

This event occurred on
April 5, 2017
2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
(UTC -5hrs)
La Crosse, Wisconsin
United States

One of the most insidious and pernicious myths perpetuated by campus rape culture is that women are not thinking, feeling subjects but in fact merely objects of attraction, fascination, and exploitation. This TEDxSalon, held during Social Justice Week, will explore how inclusive feminism has demanded (and continues to demand) dignity and respect for all persons, how feminist scholarship and pedagogy has worked to combat rape culture in higher education, and how theory can engage practice in the classroom and beyond. As a Salon, we will watch several videos that address the impact of rape in a global context, in relationship to masculinity and rape culture, and as an intersectional phenomenon. Participants will then collaborate on developing possible models to compassionately address gender violence at UW-L. Participants should be aware that the videos, presentation and conversation all contain potentially triggering elements.

Institute For Campus Excellence, Room 150
Murphy Library, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
1631 Pine Street
La Crosse, Wisconsin, 54601-3748
United States
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Organizing team

Theresa
Holford

La Crosse, WI, United States
Organizer

Jessica
Thill

Co-organizer
  • Marc Manke
    Marketing/Communications