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TEDxUWLa Crosse salon series continues April 5

Kate Parker to lead discussion on the impact of rape culture 

One of the most insidious and pernicious myths perpetuated by campus rape culture is that women are not thinking, feeling subjects, but merely objects of attraction, fascination and exploitation, says Kate Parker, UW-La Crosse assistant professor of English.

Parker will lead a TEDxUWLa Crosse Salon presentation and discussion during the university’s Social Justice Week, “After: Rape culture, feminism and the limits of representation,” from 2-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, at the Institute for Campus Excellence, 150 UWL Murphy Library.

The event is part of the TEDxUWLa Crosse Salon Series. At a TEDx Salon, attendees watch TED Talks, listen to speakers, and have discussions about the talks they witnessed. Salons re-engage the audience in the presentation model through the critical element of lively discussions, allowing attendees to actively participate in the event and shape the conversation.

Parker will explore how inclusive feminism has demanded, and continues to demand, dignity and respect for all persons. She’ll also explore how feminist scholarship and pedagogy has worked to combat rape culture in higher education, and how theory can engage practice in the classroom and beyond.

Participants will watch several videos that address the impact of rape in a global context, in relationship to masculinity and rape culture, and as an intersectional phenomenon. Participants will then collaborate on developing possible models to compassionately address gender violence at UWL.

The videos, presentation and conversation all contain potentially triggering elements. Staff from UWL’s Counseling and Testing Center will be on hand.

To request disability accommodations, contact the TEDxUWLaCrosse Organizing Committee at tedx@uwlax.edu. For more information on this and other TEDxUWLaCrosse

events visit www.uwlax.edu/TEDxUWLaCrosse

 

When

Past occurrences (1)

  • 2 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Where

150 Murphy Library

UWL campus map for building location and nearby parking lots.

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 150 Murphy Library

Contact

For questions about this event or to request disability accommodations , contact TEDxUWLaCrosse Organizing Committee at 608.785.8651 or tedx@uwlax.edu.

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