Sexual Violence at Canadian Universities
Activism, Institutional Responses, and Strategies for Change
Elizabeth Quinlan (Edited by), Andrea Quinlan (Edited by), Curtis Fogel (Edited by), Gail Taylor (Edited by)
9781771122832
Paperback / softback, published 30 August 2017
352 pages, 6 images
22.8 x 14.9 x 1.7 cm, 0.51 kg
At least one in four women attending college or university will be sexually assaulted by the time they graduate. Beyond this staggering statistic, recent media coverage of ""rape chants"" at Saint Mary's University, misogynistic Facebook posts from Dalhousie University's dental school, and high-profile incidents of sexual violence at other Canadian universities point to a widespread culture of rape on university campuses and reveal universities' failure to address sexual violence. As university administrations are called to task for their cover-ups and misguided responses, a national conversation has opened about the need to address this pressing social problem.
This book takes up the topic of sexual violence on campus and explores its causes and consequences as well as strategies for its elimination. Drawing together original case studies, empirical research, and theoretical writing from scholars and community and campus activists, this interdisciplinary collection charts the costs of campus sexual violence on students and university communities, the efficacy of existing university sexual assault policies and institutional responses, and historical and contemporary forms of activism associated with campus sexual violence.
- Introduction Elizabeth Quinlan
- Part I: Campus Sexual Violence: Impacts, Voids, and Institutional Betrayals
- 1. Sexual coercion on campus: The impact of victimization on the educational experiences of Canadian women Lana Stermac, Sarah Horowitz, and Sheena Bance
- 2. Campus violence, Indigenous women, and the policy void Carrie Bourassa, Melissa Bendig, Eric J. Oleson, Cassandra A. Ozog, Jennifer L. Billan, Natalie Owl, and Kate Ross-Hopley
- 3. Institutional Betrayal and Sexual Violence in the Corporate University Elizabeth Quinlan
- Part II: Violent Spaces on Canadian University Campuses
- 4. ""It's not about one bad apple"": The 2007 York University Vanier residence rapes Madison Trusolino
- 5. The rape chant at Saint Mary's University: The convergence of business school ethics, alcohol consumption, and varsity sport Judy Haiven
- 6. Violent bodies in campus cyberspaces Andrea Quinlan
- 7. Precarious masculinity and rape culture in Canadian university sport Curtis Fogel
- Part III: Institutional Prevention and Responses to Sexual Violence
- 8. Women as experts: Origins and developments of METRAC's campus safety audit Andrea Gunraj
- 9. Theory becomes practice: The Bystander Initiative at the University of Windsor Anne Forest and Charlene Y. Senn
- 10. A
critical analysis of the report Student Safety in Nova Scotia: Co-creating a vision and language for safer and socially just campus communities Norma Jean Profitt and Nancy Ross
- Part IV: Fighting Back: Anti-Violence Activism on Campus
- 11. The Coalition Against Sexual Assault: Activism Then and Now at the University of Saskatchewan Elizabeth Quinlan and Gail Lasiuk
- 12. Collective conversations, collective action: York University's Sexual Assault Survivors' support line and students organizing for campus safety Jenna M. MacKay, Ursula Wolfe, and Alexandra Rutherford
- Part V: Strategies for Change
- 13. From reacting to preventing: Addressing sexual violence on campus by engaging community partners Julie S. Lalonde
- 14. Why theory matters: Using philosophical resources to develop university practices and policies regarding sexual violence Ann J. Cahill
- 15. Responding to sexual assault on campus: What can Canadian universities learn from U.S. law and policy? Elizabeth Sheehy and Daphne Gilbert
- About the Authors
- Index
