Rape, Culture, & Post-Racial America

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Location: DeBartolo 141

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What is the relationship between race and sexual violence in our “post-racial” era?
By looking at recent high-profile cases, pop music videos, film, feminist and legal scholarship, this lecture discusses how old racial stereotypes continue to shape public perceptions of sexual assault victims and assailants.

Part of Student Government's Race Relations Series

Presented by Dr. Salamishah Tillet
-Associate Professor of English and Africana Studies at UPenn
-Co-Founder of A Long Walk Home, a national non-profit that uses art to educate, inspire, and mobilize young people to end violence.

Sponsored by Gender Relations Center, Multicultural Student Programs and Services, Student Government, Gender Studies Program
 

Posted in Gender Relations Center