Research on : CalArts & Rape Culture

Research on : CalArts & Rape Culture - Joana Knezevic

CalArts and "Rape Culture" (research1)

This topic is very complex and I didn't know where to start. Step by step, reading stuff here and there I decided to clarify the terminology about the "Rape culture", to research where this term showed up for the first time and how affected the American society. There are so many things but there are some articles that I found very useful to start my research on this topic. Later on, I realized that it will be a challenge to approach someone at CalArts to give me an interview or their thoughts, opinions about the topic mentioned above. In order to collect more info about this topic at CalArts, I think to organize some sort of secret letters or "secret canvas" at the school that people can express their feeling and thought and potentially start to talk. I still think about this.
Right now, I found those articles that I would like to share with my group:

RAPE CULTURE:

http://www.marshall.edu/wcenter/sexual-assault/rape-culture/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_culture

CalArts:

http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/america-tonight/articles/2014/10/14/calarts-sexual-assault.html

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-calarts-protest-rape-20141023-story.html

https://www.artslant.com/la/articles/show/41116-bcalarts-to-alleged-rape-victim-how-long-was-your-dressb

CalArts Petition: https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/update-the-calarts-policy-on-how-rape-allegations

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/calarts-students-protest-sexual-assault-with-walkout-145160

https://hyperallergic.com/157936/calarts-students-stage-walkout-over-sexual-assault/

CalArts Title IX, from the CalArts website:

https://calarts.edu/life-at-calarts/support-and-advocacy/sexual-respect

Links about RAPE CULTURE on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/K0mzqL50I-w

https://youtu.be/MQQFs3Wr9ns

https://youtu.be/z_2DU7VTOmk
https://youtu.be/tss23dx9KrY

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