Beyond Consent: Exploring Sexual Violence Prevention at Macalester through a Framework of Sexual Subjectivity and Sexual Ethics

Authors

Nola Pastor, Macalester College

Document Type

Honors Project

Abstract

This project explores the topic of sexual violence prevention at Macalester through 21 in-depth interviews with staff and students. Drawing on feminist and other scholarship on the connections between sexual subjectivity, violence, vulnerability, and ethics, I highlight the ways in which cultural ideals of subjective control and invulnerability are linked to sexual violence. In this paper, I argue that in order for prevention programs to intervene in violence at the (inter)subjective level, they must encourage the development of ethical subjectivity that embraces vulnerability and self-reflection. My analysis of interview data reflects and confirms the importance of these themes.

Recommended Citation

Pastor, Nola, "Beyond Consent: Exploring Sexual Violence Prevention at Macalester through a Framework of Sexual Subjectivity and Sexual Ethics" (2014). Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Honors Projects. 3.
https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/wgst_honors/3