HIST 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Toronto Star, Rape Culture
16 Apr 2015
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1 in 5 women will experience some sort of sexual assault while at university. 1 in 9 universities have a sexual assault policy. Here at queen"s: past november in toronto star, article where some women related their stories to while being at queen"s, wolf refused to be interviewed about it. Began to develop queen"s own sexual assault policy. Gian gomeshi: cbc radio host charged with sexual assault of multiple women, bdsm subculture takes non consent as part of the culture is an excuse. If you were to pick up a newspaper or magazine you are bound to find multiple articles about sexuality or sexual abuse/harassment. Prostitution laws: sex workers right"s = human rights. Sexuality is a complicated mix of pleasure and danger: cheerios and rape culture contrast. Sexuality is also, in fundamentals way, about power. History of the present: foucault, start with a problem in the present that you want to understand.
