New Campus Anti-Rape Movement

Caroline Heldman is associate professor of politics at Occidental College and the research director for the Geena Davis Institute for Gender in Media.Alissa R. Ackerman is assistant professor in the Division of Politics, Administration, and Justice at California State University, Fullerton.Ian Breckenridge-Jackson is lecturer in the Sociology Department at California State University, Los Angeles.

While several scholars have written about this movement, the authors of The New Campus Anti-Rape Movement provide the most comprehensive recounting of its events, individuals, and related laws and policies. . . . The book’s empirical contribution. . . is important and valuable. As a reference to the mobilization, events, and changes around campus sexual assault, it is indispensable. Clearly written, with a straightforward organization, the book will be a useful handbook for activists and academics researching questions of sexual violence and activism on college campuses. Indeed, all faculty and students are likely to encounter reports of sexual violence on campus and, as such, should understand the legal and cultural context for our institutions’ responses to such reports.

• Chapter 1: “I Said Nothing”: Sexual Violence on CampusChapter 2: Women of Color Leading the Way: A History of Anti-Sexual Violence ActivismChapter 3: “Silence Has the Rusty Taste of Shame”: The New Campus Anti-Rape MovementChapter 4: “You’re Not Doing Enough”: The Shifting Legal LandscapeChapter 5: “Going Public”: The Shifting Technological LandscapeChapter 6: “Women Should Avoid Dressing Like Sluts”: Campus Rape Prevention ProgramsChapter 7: “Let’s Change the Culture”: The Future of the Campus Anti-Rape Movement