Dr Shawna Marks is a researcher, writer and thinker focused on systems change, masculinities and domestic, family and sexual violence.
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What is consent, anyway? A quick (academic) explainer and review of literature.
The Australian legal definition of consent is “the free and voluntary agreement to participate in sexual activity” (Fileborn, 2011) However this legal definition does not recognise the complexities of coercion and the influence of cultural understandings such as sexual scripts (Simon & Gagnon, 1973; French & Neville, 2016). Affirmative models of consent are better, but…
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The Friendly Neighbourhood Feminist
Feminists. We’re everywhere. You’ll find us in your workplaces, your classes, your doctor’s office, your home. We’re everywhere. There is no avoiding feminism nowadays whether it’s commodity feminism, empowerment feminism, feminists on tumblr,Women’s Marches, or critiques of feminism from kooky senators, the alt-right, and outrage specialists like Tomi Lahren and Milo Yiannopoulous. Feminism is everywhere in today’s…
Dr Shawna Marks 