Gender Based Violence in University Communities

Introduction: some reflections in these promising and challenging times ~ Sundari Anitha and Ruth Lewis; SECTION I – The problem; A continuum of acceptability: understanding young people’s views on gender based violence ~ Vanita Sundaram; ‘Lad culture’ and sexual violence against students ~ Alison Phipps; SECTION 2 - Histories and politics of educational interventions against gender based violence in international contexts; Sexual violence on US college campuses: history and challenges ~ Renate Klein; Grounds for concern: an Australian perspective on responses to sexual assault and harassment in university settings ~ Andrea Durbach and Rosemary Grey; Preventing gender based violence in UK universities: the policy context ~ Anni Donaldson, Melanie McCarry, Aimee McCullough; SECTION 3 - Challenges and interventions in the UK; Student feminist activism to challenge gender based violence ~ Ruth Lewis and Susan Marine; Using the law to challenge gender based violence in university communities ~ Louise Whitfield; The Intervention Initiative: theoretical underpinnings, development and implementation ~ Rachel A. Fenton and Helen L. Mott; Understanding student responses to gender based violence on campus: negotiation, reinscription and resistance~ Ana Jordan, Sundari Anitha, Jill Jameson and Zowie Davy; Tackling gender based violence in university communities: a practitioner perspective ~ Ellie Hutchinson; Conclusion: setting the agenda for challenging gender based violence in universities ~ Ruth Lewis and Sundari Anitha.