Dr Shawna Marks is a researcher, writer and thinker focused on systems change, masculinities and domestic, family and sexual violence.

  • The Official Campus Rape Narrative

    Early promotional material for the Respect. Now. Always campaign The Official Campus Rape Narrative: Responsible Victims and Absent Perpetrators One of my first memories university involved attending a compulsory seminar for students living in university residential accommodation. This seminar separated students by gender to talk about campus rape. The boys were taught how not to…

  • “Praying”: The injustice of the Kesha saga

    Praying is the culmination of years of abuse and degradation, and what can come out of being able to move through such darkness into a glimmer of light. When Kesha told the world that Dr Luke, her producer and mentor, had abused her sexually and emotionally, women around the world relived their own abuse. They…

Dr Shawna Marks

Research, writing and thinking on the changes we need

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