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Sexual Violence at Canadian Universities

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This timely collection explores campus sexual violence and its causes, consequences, and strategies for its elimination at Canadian universities. Through empirical research and theoretical writings...
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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.

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Price: $49.99
Pages: 352
Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Imprint: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Publication Date: 13 August 2017
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9781771122832
Format: Paperback
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Violence and abuse in society, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology
... a welcome and much needed volume of analyses, accounts, and reflections upon the current climate at post-secondary institutions across Canada. ... With particular attention to survivor experiences and activist efforts, the book offers a wealth of knowledge and tools to all stakeholders who wish to inform themselves, take action, and work towards a climate of safety and mutual respect. ... As we continue to work through this tipping point in Canadian higher education, we need more books like this one, and more people reading them
Elizabeth Quinlan holds a Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Studies. She is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology and an associate member in Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Saskatchewan. Her program of research, defined by intersections of social health, gender relations, and caring labour, employs arts-based emancipatory methods to enhance the quality and dignity of participants’ lives.|Andrea Quinlan is an assistant professor at the University of Waterloo. Her research examines the intersections of law, science, technology, and medicine in legal responses to sexual violence, as well as the influence of feminist anti-violence movements on sexual assault policy, law, and institutional practice. Her forthcoming book is titled The Technoscientific Witness of Rape: Contentious Histories of Law, Feminism, and Forensic Science.|Curtis Fogel is an associate professor in the Department of Sport Management at Brock University. In 2016, he was appointed as a Research Fellow in Canadian Studies at University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of Game-Day Gangsters: Crime and Deviance in Canadian Football (2013). His research interests include sports law, ethics, doping, and violence.|Gail Taylor is a family peer support coordinator, navigator, & facilitator trainer in Ottawa, Ontario.

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 

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