WOMS 335 - Sexual Assault Studies

Institution:

University of Delaware

Subject:

Womens Studies

Description:

This course will focus on sexual assault and abuse in many forms, with specific attention to campus sexual assault, drug-facilitated rape, and gang rape. We will examine the structures that normalize and perpetuate sexual assault such as media, party culture, hook-up culture, and the response of the criminal justice system. We will explore the impact of victimization and trauma on survivors, the overlay of intersectionality on victims' experiences, secondary victimization that often occurs as survivors engage with systems, and institutional betrayal. This course seeks to engage students in the topic by utilizing multiple modalities of learning including Lecture, film, readings, interactive exercises, circle conversations, discussion, and reflective writing.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.udel.edu/

Phone Number:

(302) 831-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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