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Book SynopsisAmericans have finally started to pay attention to the sexual assault crisis on our college campuses. Yet, Donna Freitas warns, the way universities educate students about sexual assault and consent is wholly inadequate. Universities are, she argues, more focused on avoiding lawsuits and scandals than on addressing the heart of the problem. Freitas advocates for teaching not just how to consent but why it's important to care about consent-and for doing so in theuniversity's most important space: the classroom. Consent on Campus is a call to action for university administrators, faculty, parents, and students themselves to create cultures of consent on their campuses.
Trade ReviewA passionate and practical examination of sexual violence on college campuses ... essential reading for everyone involved in university life ... and it's a fascinating read for students and anyone interested in the policies and practices surrounding sexual violence and consent now. * Morning Star *
Donna Freitas' authoritative new book couldn't have arrived at a better time. With original research, compelling stories, and compassion for the entire college community, Freitas deftly deconstructs the thicket of issues that make the subject of consent so difficult to navigate. A ground-breaking examination of the crisis on our campuses, it offers thoughtful solutions-both ethical and practical-that can help restore meaning to the notion of consent. This book is a clarion call, one that we must heed. * Patricia McCormick, author of the National Book Award finalists Sold and Never Fall Down *
This manifesto challenges and empowers universities to live up to their ideals by applying intellectual rigor toward eliminating sexual violence on our campuses. Through thought-provoking questions and narratives, Donna Freitas reminds us-faculty, staff, students, administrators, trustees-of both our power and our responsibility to create a future of hope and a culture of dignity, justice, and consent in our communities. * Dr. Judi Biggs Garbuio, Vice President for Student Development; Michelle Wheatley, Assistant Vice President for Mission and Ministry; Jill Yashinsky-Wortman, Director of the Center for Cura Personalis, Gonzaga University *
Table of ContentsPreface- Dear All University PresidentsPart I- The Situation on Campus As It StandsIntroductionChapter 1- Title IX: A Crash CourseChapter 2- The State of Consent EducationChapter 3- Drinking on Campus and Sexual Misconduct PoliciesPart II- Inherited Stories: Scripts for Hooking up, Being a Man, Being a WomanChapter 4- Hookup Culture: Expectations of Sexual AmbivalenceChapter 5- Men and Masculinity: The Problematic Relationship Between Men and SexChapter 6- A Hierarchy of Bodies: Sexual Privilege, Gender, Shame, and BlamePart III- Telling the Story of Consent: Rewriting and Transforming Campus Narratives Chapter 7- When Culture and Sexual Ethics Are Good: Preparing Ourselves to Do Necessary WorkChapter 8- Scripting Consent: An Activist Lesson PlanChapter 9- The Only Thing Stopping Us, Is Us: Contending with Ongoing Academic Biases Against the PersonalConclusion- Consent Requires Class
