Art Combatting Sexual Violence

Sexual violence was declared a global epidemic by the United Nations in 2013.  Art, Activism, and Sexual Violence reflects a unique perspective on this scourge by combining creative work, in multiple genres, with analyses of the historical and cultural contexts of sexual violence from intersectional feminist perspectives. The book demonstrates the power of artists—as victims, survivors, and allies—to combat sexual violence through artistic expression.  It inspires readers to action, mutual recognition, resistance, and resilience.

The book launch will highlight:

• Art’s transformative power—through quilts, social media images, paintings, dance, and drama;
• Social structures that support—even encourage—sexual violence;
• The impact of U.S. gun culture—especially during the COVID lockdown—on promoting the deadliest outcomes of sexual violence.

Book Launch Presenters:

Sally Kitch and Dawn Gilpin (editors)

Sally L. Kitch is University and Regents Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at Arizona State University. Her many books include Contested Terrain: Reflections with Afghan Women Leaders and The Specter of Sex: Gendered Foundations of Racial Formation in the United States.

Dawn R. Gilpin is assistant dean and associate professor at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, where her research focuses on mediated social systems. She is coauthor of Crisis Management in a Complex World.

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This hybrid event is sponsored by Humanities Institute. 

Refreshments will be served.