
Deconstructing Rape
The podcast for academics, survivors, and activists seeking to understand and mobilize to prevent sexual violence hosted by Tulane political science professor Sally J. Kenney.
Episodes
17 episodes
Episode 16: Utmost Resistance
Amy Vorenberg, Jessica Durkis-Stokes, and Jessica Chandler Brown talk about their new textbook on rape law.
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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59:07

Episode 15: Charlene Senn
University of Windsor Distinguished Professor of Psychology Charlene Senn discusses her innovative and shockingly effective 12-hour empowerment self-defense program EAAA and its dissemination worldwide.
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1:04:26

Episode 14: Laura L. Dunn
Survivor and leading anti-rape attorney Laura Dunn reflects on new legal obstacles to protecting students from sexual violence.
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1:03:24

Episode 13: Nicole Bedera
Sociologist Nicole Bedera reports on her disturbing year-long participant observation of a large university’s Title IX office.
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58:35

Episode 12: Rebecca Campbell
University Distinguished Professor of Psychology Rebecca Campbell reflects on the campaign to test and investigate Detroit rape kits and her successful efforts to combat sexual violence at Michigan State University.
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58:34

Episode 11: Morgan Lamandre
Legal strategist Morgan Lamandre analyses the progress of rape reform in Louisiana.
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57:41

Episode 10: Martha Chamallas
Leading feminist legal theorist and torts law expert Martha Chamallas explains E. Jean Carroll verdict and other recent developments in rape law.
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1:03:17

Episode 9: Interview with Vanessa Tyson
Political scientist Vanessa Tyson discusses speaking out against sexual violence, first against her father and then against Virginia Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax.
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44:57

Episode 8: Interview with David Lisak
Psychology professor David Lisak discusses his experience as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, his research on serial rapists, and his activism on campus, in the military, and with survivors on death row.
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1:00:01

Episode 6: Interview with Linda Alcoff
Linda Martín Alcoff discusses how she and other survivors come to understand the impact of sexual violence and deploys her philosophical expertise to deconstructs the espistemic injustices of philosophers such as Foucault.
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57:44

Episode 7: Interview with Susan Brison
Feminist philosopher Susan Brison discusses how surviving first an acquaintance rape while studying abroad and then a violent stranger rape in France shaped her theories of embodiment and the self as well as her commitment to free speech.
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1:04:17

Episode 5: Interview with Jennifer Freyd
Psychology professor Jennifer Freyd discusses how the unwanted disclosure of repressed memories shaped her research on betrayal trauma, institutional betrayal, and her policy activism to promote equality and institutional courage.
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1:02:51

Episode 4: Interview with Susan Estrich
Pioneering feminist law professor, lawyer, political operative, and columnist Susan Estrich reflects on how grappling with her own rape shaped her life and work.
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1:03:18

Episode 3: Interview with Tanya Serisier
Professor Tanya Serisier draws on her extensive knowledge of rape memoirs to craft her own narrative, inviting survivors to move beyond the constrained politics of speaking out to create a better context for listening.
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1:04:29

Episode 2: Interview with Ray Douglas
World War II historian Ray Douglas talks about the aftermath of the publication of his rape memoir and how his experience shaped his research on rape, particularly of men, in armed conflict.
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1:02:23
