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Full-Text Articles in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Politics Versus Policies: Fourth Wave Feminist Critiques Of Higher Education’S Response To Sexual Violence, Rita A. Gardiner Ph.D, Michelle Shockness, Jennifer Almquist, Hayley Finn
Politics Versus Policies: Fourth Wave Feminist Critiques Of Higher Education’S Response To Sexual Violence, Rita A. Gardiner Ph.D, Michelle Shockness, Jennifer Almquist, Hayley Finn
Education Publications
This article uses the lens of fourth wave feminism to examine media accounts of institutional and student responses in two cases of sexual violence at institutions of higher education. Competing discourses reveal a disconnect between what institutions say they do and students’ actual experiences of the institutional handling of sexual violence cases. When policies, actions, and values are not fully aligned, institutions of higher education are unable to respond to societal and institutional injustices. Hence, recommendations for better alignment between institutional values and actions are proposed.
Politicizing The Absence Of Sex: Asexuality As A Tool For Radical Feminism, Rikki N. Bergen
Politicizing The Absence Of Sex: Asexuality As A Tool For Radical Feminism, Rikki N. Bergen
Women's Studies and Feminist Research Presentations
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Defined By Both Absence And Presence: Virginity As A Marker Of Girlhood, Rikki N. Bergen
Defined By Both Absence And Presence: Virginity As A Marker Of Girlhood, Rikki N. Bergen
Women's Studies and Feminist Research Presentations
Through reference to scholars from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines, this essay will explore the cultural obsession of using virginity as a marker of girlhood or womanhood, and the effect that this has on women and girls.
A Directors Perspective Of Iconoclast Collective, Diyana Noory
A Directors Perspective Of Iconoclast Collective, Diyana Noory
SASAH 4th Year Capstone and Other Projects: Publications
In February 2016, Diyana co-founded ICONOCLAST with five of her good friends from the School for Advanced Studies in the Arts and Humanities (SASAH): Sama Al-Zanoon, Nara Monteiro, Emma Cohen, and Emily Wood. ICON is an arts and culture collective based at Western, and it is funded by SASAH and the Arts and Humanities Students Council (AHSC). Diyana and her co-founders had already been drawn to each other by their shared interests in art, culture, and progressive politics, and they wanted to create a community centered on these values. Here, Diyana reflects on her experiences as Director of ICON for …
Pornography: For Consumption, Not Creation: The Radical Nature Of The Commercial Sex Industry, Rikki N. Bergen
Pornography: For Consumption, Not Creation: The Radical Nature Of The Commercial Sex Industry, Rikki N. Bergen
Women's Studies and Feminist Research Presentations
With use of texts by Adrienne Rich and Gayle Rubin, this essay will consider the moral panic produced by conservative interpretations of the sex industry and how consumerist acts of sex are inherently radical.
Building And Maintaining Lgbtq+ Picture Book Collections, Alissa Droog, Danielle Bettridge, Alyssa R. Martin, Ashleigh Yates-Mackay
Building And Maintaining Lgbtq+ Picture Book Collections, Alissa Droog, Danielle Bettridge, Alyssa R. Martin, Ashleigh Yates-Mackay
FIMS Publications
The LGBTQ+ community has had to continuously fight for their rights, including their right to be represented in the library. This toolkit provides instruction on how to develop and manage a library collection of LGBTQ+ children’s picture books. It is split into four sections that include a guide to evaluating materials, recommended picture books, a guide to fighting censorship, and a list of recommended resources.