The Role of Universities in Combating the Systemic Barriers of Rape Culture

• In Event: 56.082 - Poster Session 12
  In Poster Session: 56.082-2 - Diverse Research, Participation, and Voices in Digital Media and Learning

Abstract

Reporting on data from working closely faculty members, administration and students from several post-secondary institutions in Canada and the United States of America, this paper presentation invites attendees to critically engage with how rape culture is present and is presented in educational policies and across university campuses. Recently, high-profile reports have observed that while rape culture in broader society is mirrored within universities, few studies have focused on the influence of media and popular culture on university communities. We address these oversights through our team of renowned academic and community experts within the fields of: (a) law and policy; (b) arts and popular culture; and (c) news and social media.

Authors

• Mitchell McLarnon, McGill University

• Shaheen Shariff, McGill University

• Alastair Hibberd, McGill University