Tuesday, October 3, 2017
7:00 PM (ET)
Wesleyan R.J.Julia Bookstore
Event Type
Lecture
Contact
860-685-3939
Department
Wesleyan R.J.Julia Bookstore
Link
https://eaglet.wesleyan.edu/MasterCalendar/EventDetails.aspx?EventDetailId=78408
Vanessa Grigoriadis will be in conversation with Anne F. Greene.
What’s really happening
behind closed doors on America’s college campuses?
A new sexual revolution is sweeping the country,
and college students are on the front lines. Women use fresh, smart
methods to fight entrenched sexism and sexual assault, even as they celebrate
their own sexuality as never before. Many “woke” male students are more
sensitive to women’s concerns than previous generations ever were, while other
men perpetuate the most cruel misogyny. Amid such apparent contradictions,
it’s no surprise that intense confusion shrouds the topic of sex on campus.
Vanessa Grigoriadis
dispels that confusion as no other writer could by traveling to schools large
and small, embedding in their social whirl, and talking candidly with dozens of
students – among them, both accusers and accused-- as well as administrators,
parents, and researchers. Her unprecedented investigation presents a host
of new truths. She reveals which times and settings are most dangerous for
women (for instance, beware the “red zone”); she demystifies the welter of
conflicting statistics about the prevalence of campus rape; she makes a strong
case that not all “sexual assault” is equivalent; and she offers
convincing if controversial advice on how schools, students, and parents can
make college a safer, richer experience. The sum of her fascinating,
fly-on-the-wall reportage is a revelatory account of how long-standing rules of
sex and power are being rewritten from scratch.
Vanessa Grigoriadis ‘95 is a
contributing editor at the New York Times Magazine and Vanity
Fair, specializing in pop culture, youth movements, and crime
reporting. She is a National Magazine Award winner and has been featured on
MSNBC, CNN, Dateline, and
Investigation/Discovery shows. Vanessa is a Wesleyan alumna who graduated with the Class of 1995.
Vanessa will also present a PowerPoint presentation.