Alissa R Ackerman: 2 books
The New Campus Anti-Rape Movement
Internet Activism and Social Justice
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2018
After 40 years of activists working to reduce sexual violence on college campuses, in 2014, the new Campus Anti-Rape Movement (CARM) finally put this issue on the national policy agenda. President Barack Obama credited “an inspiring wave of student-led activism” for catapulting campus rape into...
by Caroline Heldman, Meredith Conroy, Alissa R. Ackerman
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2018
While there is some indication that overt sexism toward women in politics is declining, whether this is true for women who run for the highest office in American politics remains relatively unknown. Hillary Clinton's historic run as the 2016 Democratic nominee, however, allows scholars and journalists...