Campus Whisper Networks

Janet Hinson Shope is a professor of sociology at Goucher College in Baltimore, MD. She is a coauthor of Paid to Party: Working Time and Emotion in Direct Home Sales (Rutgers University Press).Richard Pringle is an emeritus professor of psychology at Goucher College in Baltimore, MD.

"Campus Whisper Networks differs from other books on the market in its emphasis on the roles of peers and community as sites for disclosures and action. Rather than focusing on the survivors themselves or calling for action from a largely faceless university 'administration,' this book uses multiple methods to establish different ways of knowing on campus. The content is challenging and charged emotionally, but the authors' language is precise and empathetic." - Lauren J. Germain, author of Campus Sexual Assault: College Women Respond "The focus of Campus Whisper Networks on relational knowledge offers a distinct and important new perspective. The authors challenge notions of survivor silence in response to violence by showing how and why such silence is not pervasive. Effectively organized, well-written, and highly readable, Campus Whisper Networks treats a critically important subject in higher education with important policy and political implications." - Debra L. DeLaet, author of The Global Struggle for Human Rights: Universal Principles in World Politics

• Introduction: How to Hear a StoryChapter 1: The Secret World of “Tellings”Chapter 2: The Uneven Relational-Knowledge FieldChapter 3: What One Needs to Know: Avoiders and the Cost of KnowingChapter 4: The Secret-KeepersChapter 5: Say Nothing: The Silence HoldersChapter 6: Telling on Others: Sharing One’s Experience with Title IXConclusion: Having Heard Their StoriesAppendix A: MethodsAcknowledgmentsReferencesIndex