| The New Campus Anti-Rape Movement: Internet Activism and Social Justice Contributor(s): Heldman, Caroline (Author), Ackerman, Alissa R. (Author), Breckenridge-Jackson, Ian (Author) |
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ISBN: 1498554032 ISBN-13: 9781498554039 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $50.48 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Higher - Political Science | Political Process - Media & Internet - Social Science | Media Studies |
| Dewey: 378.198 |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 6" W x 9" (0.70 lbs) 230 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: After 40 years of activists working to reduce sexual violence on college campuses, in 2014, the new Campus Anti-Rape Movement (CARM) finally put this issue on the national policy agenda. President Barack Obama credited "an inspiring wave of student-led activism" for catapulting campus rape into public consciousness. This book positions the new CARM within a long history of anti-sexual violence activism in the U.S. The authors describe the major events of this new movement and how it coalesced. The authors also analyze the new CARM through a social movement lens, and examine the role of new laws and social media in facilitating movement successes. The book argues that the new CARM laid the groundwork for the emergence of #MeToo, the highest profile campaign against sexual harassment/violence to date in U.S. history. |
