Pleasure and Danger on Campus – September 2014 @ CatalystCon

In September 2014, WGSS graduates Amber Melvin, Elizabeth Juarez, Jessica Ross and Nia Pines presented research at CatalystCon, a national conference promoting communication in sexuality, activism, and acceptance. The panel developed out of research by these four outstanding students developed during independent study with Dr. Shira Tarrant.

Pleasure and Danger on Campus:
Slut shaming, hookups, sexting, and porn. These are the backdrops to sex in the 21st century—and topics that receive robust media attention. This panel expands the conversation by highlighting recent events on college campuses, which are the site of both progressive change and regressive campaigns. Topics for discussion include organized attacks on abortion rights, crisis pregnancy centers, national attention to campus sexual assault, and conversations about kink, new media, and other explorations in sexual pleasure. Whether college is in our past or our future—or whether we attended the College of Life—campus issues are trial balloons for broader public concerns. These are issues that matter to us all.