As a reflection of the iMPACTS Project, an international research partnership that investigates sexual violence at universities and in society, this edited collection is the first to take a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding and addressing sexual violence and gender-based violence in Canada. The first section of the book examines law/policy issues impacting universities, while the second section explores student activism and university responses to students’ experiences of sexual violence. The third section examines sexual violence interventions through education and pedagogy, including an arts-based toolkit, a theatre production, and an international internship program. The fourth and final section focuses on vulnerable communities, including online and in person as well as within legal, human rights, and social justice frameworks. While law and education are two major themes in this book, systematic and institutional discrimination are also examined. As such, this book emphasizes intersectional identities and the disproportionate effects of sexual and gender-based violence on marginalized communities. This book addresses policy makers, educators, students, workshop facilitators, archivists, theatre professionals, and members of the general public. This book could be recommended reading in university level courses across a range of subject areas including law, policy, education, gender studies, health, and sociology. This edited collection is unique in that it is focuses on the Canadian context and consolidates emerging research on sexual violence from a variety of disciplines.
List of Illustrations 4 List of Tables 5 Preface by the Editors 6 Acknowledgements 18 Part 1: Sexual Violence Policies at Universities Developing Campus Anti-Violence Policies: Lessons Learned from the Criminalization of Gender-Based Violence 21 Diane Crocker and Gena Dufour Eliminating Adversarial Hearings from Sexual Violence Complaint Processes 51 Karen Busby Part 2: Student Activism and University Responses The Politics of Digitally Archiving Student Activism against Sexual Violence 75 Carrie Rentschler, Benjamin Nothwehr, and Ayesha Vemuri Feminist Protocols for Archiving Student Activism: A Focus on Practice 100 Carrie Rentschler, Benjamin Nothwehr, Ayesha Vemuri, and Arianne Kent Survivors’ Experiences and Perspectives Related to University Responses to Sexual Violence 129 Alisia M. Palermo and Leigh Harkins Part 3: Education and Pedagogy The Transformative Impact of Experiential Pedagogy: Shifting Norms through Legal Education and Global Engagement 159 Nandini Ramanujam, Julia Green, and Bianca Braganza Making Space for Missing Words: The P*&n Project, Youth Voice, and Pornography Education 179 Stuart R. Poyntz, Ruth Beer, and Jamie Hoholuk Not Just Any Toolkit! What’s Facilitation Got to Do with It? 208 Chloe Krystyna Garcia, Claudia Mitchell, and Maria Ezcurra How Does Canada Measure Up? Sexual Violence Prevention and Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Ontario and Quebec 241 Shoshana Pepin-Signer and Andreanne Stewart Part 4: Vulnerable Communities Barriers in Reporting Sexual Violence: The Consequences on Canadian Women with Disabilities 274 Carolyn Anne Peris Exploring Connections between Sexual Violence and Dating Apps: A Focus on the Experiences of Men who Have Sex with Men 300 Christopher Dietzel An Analysis of Vulnerabilities: Assessing the Psychological Risk of Survivors of Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence in a Canadian Context 330 Ada L. Sinacore and Noah Furlani Appendices 363 Contributors 369
Shaheen Shariff, Ph.D. is a James McGill Professor at McGill University. Her work is grounded in the intersection of law and education. Christopher Dietzel, Ph.D. is a Research Associate at McGill University. His research explores the intersections of gender, sexuality, health, safety, and technology.
