

Ana M. Martínez-Alemán and Susan B. Marine
The stories and strategies of student activists fighting against sexual violence in the #MeToo era.
The global #MeToo movement that began in 2017 sparked an explosion of activism to address systemic problems of discrimination, harassment, and sexual violence. In Voices of Campus Sexual Violence Activists, Ana M. Martínez-Alemán and Susan B. Marine share the important stories of college student activists fighting sexual violence. Based on research and interviews, this timely book provides a close examination of the promise and perils of activism on today's college campuses.
Martínez-Alemán and...
The stories and strategies of student activists fighting against sexual violence in the #MeToo era.
The global #MeToo movement that began in 2017 sparked an explosion of activism to address systemic problems of discrimination, harassment, and sexual violence. In Voices of Campus Sexual Violence Activists, Ana M. Martínez-Alemán and Susan B. Marine share the important stories of college student activists fighting sexual violence. Based on research and interviews, this timely book provides a close examination of the promise and perils of activism on today's college campuses.
Martínez-Alemán and Marine map the terrain of student activists whose work to influence institutional, state, and federal policy represents a testament to the rich legacies of 1960s activism and signals a new wave of social media–centered work in the #MeToo era. These students share their strategies for addressing sexual violence on their campuses and organizing and rallying other students to their work. They describe their motivations, their experiences dealing with the police and campus administrations, and their goals as well as the effects of activism on their mental health and physical well-being. Gen Z students describe how they use collective mobilization and activism through social media in addition to long-established campus organizing techniques in the service of eradicating sexual violence on campus.
Unlike other explorations of the #MeToo movement, this book highlights the experiences of prominent campus activists and their allies and the policy and practice implications of their movements for campus leaders, including senior student affairs administrators and faculty. Martínez-Alemán and Marine conclude with recommendations for institutional decision-making and practices that incorporate the experiences and opinions of student activists. Voices of Campus Sexual Violence Activists calls for a cultural reset in institutional cultures to end sexual violence on campuses.
While pulling threads of identity, strategy, and impact across activists' stories, Martínez-Alemán and Marine weave a rich tapestry of the movement to end sexual violence on college campuses. The authors deftly situate the student activists' experiences within the broader contexts of higher education culture and policy, highlighting the influence of the #MeToo movement, Title IX regulations, and COVID-19 on campuses. It is this balancing of the big picture with fine-grained snapshots of specific activists that make this book a valuable resource for anyone who wants to better understand this powerful movement.
This book brings to life a contemporary portrait of today's campus sexual violence activists. Through careful research and intricate analysis, Martínez-Alemán and Marine convey the motivations and techniques of these social media-savvy activists, who are intersectional in their identities and unyielding in their commitment to addressing sexual violence. The book also provides a call to action to university administrators to consider campus activism as a form of engagement and situate themselves in collaboration with these activists to truly address the issue of sexual violence on campus, which has persisted on campuses for decades despite extensive work to eradicate it. The book is a must-read for activists, administrators, and faculty alike.
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Looking Back to Look Forward
2. The Landscape of Student Sexual Violence Activism
3. Activist Identity, Motivation, and Strategies
4. Effects of Activism on Activists and
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Looking Back to Look Forward
2. The Landscape of Student Sexual Violence Activism
3. Activist Identity, Motivation, and Strategies
4. Effects of Activism on Activists and Institutions
5. Power, Voice, and Strategy
6. A Cultural Reset
Appendix
Bibliography
Notes
Index
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