Virtual Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Deconstructing Rape Myths and Narratives (Week 2) Round-Up
In the absence of physical space to learn, create, and come together, the Women’s Center is taking Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) 2020 online. Each week during April, we will focus on a specific topic/theme as it relates to sexual violence awareness and prevention (see image below). Together, via out social media platforms like Facebook,Twitter, and Instagram, we can watch videos, read articles, and engage in other content for learning and skill-building.
UMBC’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month online calendar includes weekly themes to help explore important concepts related to sexual violence awareness and prevention.
Have you been taking a break from social media? Missed a few posts? That’s okay! In addition to posting on social media throughout the month, at the end of each week, we’ll provide a round-up of all the content we shared along with some action items to consider doing.
We just wrapped up week two of SAAM and spent the last several days exploring rape narratives and myths through the following content:
1.What is rape culture? Rape culture is a sociological concept for a setting in which sexual violence is pervasive, normalized, or encouraged due to societal attitudes about gender and sexuality. As exemplified in this image, tolerance of things at the bottom leads to excusing the behaviors at the top.
This pyramid describes rape culture, with words on the bottom including catcalling, rape jokes, and stalking. The top includes rape, molestation, and and drugging.
2. The prevalence of rape myths reinforces a very narrow definition of what sexual violence/rape is and how and when it happens. By deconstructing rape myths, we enable survivors to better access support and healing by ending a culture that blames victims. Learn more at Everyday Feminism
Want even more to read about this topic? Check out this list of books!
3. The phrase “Boys will be boys” is an “explain-away” that can work to reinforce rape culture (think back to that pyramid!).
Here is a helpful article from the Good Men Project that further explains the importance of unlearning to use this phrase, but first, take a listen to one of Dua Lipa’s newest songs, “Boys Will Be Boys” which adresses sexual harassment some women (and also some LGBTQ folks) experience. What do you think?
4. What about implicit biases? So much of media is focused on “the perfect victim,” but this stereotype perpetuates dangerous myths that limit our understanding of the broad ways in which rape impacts people. Check out this video to learn more.
What about LGBTQ survivors? We live in a world where “heterosexuality” is default, and also where we are told that victims are women and rapists are men; however, in creating and perpetuating this rape myth, we are silencing a vast majority of survivor stories whose experiences reflect their LGBTQ identities. Read more in this vice article.
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Important Take-Away:
→ Remember the pyramid! Tolerance of sexist attitudes, rape jokes, and catcalling all contribute to perpetuating rape culture.
→ Examine your implicit biases. There’s no such thing as a “perfect victim”, and far too many LGBTQ survivors are silenced by steryotypes and rape myths.
→ Cut out language that promotes rape culture. Never say “Boys will be boys”!
Boys will be held accountable for their actions!
Now that you’ve got some good readings in your tool kit, what will you do with them? Here’s some Action Items:
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Reflect on any implicit biases you might not realize you have. Read some of the articles we posted, reflect on your own beliefs, and start a conversation.
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Share one of the articles above on your social media platforms. Ask your friends or family members if they’d be willing to engage in a conversation with you about one of the takeaways that stood out to you.
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Learn more about how to cultivate a culture of consent. Here’s one more video on consent you can watch and share! Are you on twitter? Read more tweets written by Spring Up here, and feel free to use their proposed tweets – they gave their consent!
Follow the Women’s Center on myUMBC, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for SAAM updates and information throughout the month of April. You can also stay up-to-date by following #UMBCsaam
Throughout this time of distance learning, campus staff are still here and available for support. Do not hesitate to reach out for questions, concerns, or care.
On-Campus Resources Available for Virtual Support:
To report a complaint of sexual misconduct or discrimination, please submit this online form.
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Characterization of HIV-1 Unmyrostolated Gag Polyprotein Interactions with the MAL HIV-1 Genome
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X-Ray Luminous AGN and the Quenching of the Main Sequence
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Music By Numbers: Writing a Process Piece in the Minimalism Style of the Late 20th Century
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Optimizing the Detection of Praziquantel for Monitoring Aquarium Systems Using High-Pressure Liquid Chromatography(HPLC)
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The Effect of CREB on the Immune Response of Drosophila Melanogaster
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Evidence for Conserved Mechanisms of Neurulation in the Zebrafish Forebrain
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Apical Constriction Molecular Machinery Within the Zebrafish Medial Hingepoint
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Characterizing the Protein/RNA Interactions in the Initial Events Of HIV-1 Assembly
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Synthesis of Flex-Guanosine Analogues as Potential Antiviral Therapeutics
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Thermoelectric Analysis of Tetrahedrite Samples
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HIV-1 Matrix Protein Interactions With Cellular TRNAs
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Set6 Plays A Role In Proteostasis Via Interactions With The GIM/Prefoldin Chaperone Complex
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Characterizing High Affinity Gag Binding Sites on the HIV-1 Genome
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Characterizing Pulmonary Vessels in Preclinical Models Of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
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Determining The Structure of The HIV-1 5’ Leader Monomeric and Dimeric Confirmations
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Impact of DOM, PH, and Divalent Cations on the Absorbanceand Phototransformation of Tetracycline Antibiotics
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Assessing the Impact of Phosphomimetic Mutations on Mouse Melanopsin Signaling
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Autonomous, Low-Cost, and Accessible Design for an Electric Mobility Vehicle
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The Developmental Role of Drosophila Melanogaster
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The Unexpected Turnover in the Spectral Energy Distributions of Active Galactic Nuclei
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Enhancing and Visualizing Human Disease Networks to Reduce Healthcare Cost
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Role of N-myc Downstream Regulated Gene 3 (NDRG3) in Cellular Arrest Under Anoxia
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Dexter Merritt | Mechanical Engineering
Laser Welding and Analysis of Copper Alloy
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Nidhi Naik| Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Investigating the Role of Surface Modifications in Complement Mediated Hypersensitivity Reactions
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Structural Characterization Of 2D Layered Complex Hetero-Ion Systems |
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Howard Nicholson| Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Sickle Cell Disease Mediates Middle Cerebral Artery Shear Stress Profiles that Affect Endothelial Cell Responses
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Light-Dependent Endocytosis of Mouse Melanopsin
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Automatically Generated Phase Portraits for Understanding Biological Systems
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The Effects of Hyperglycemia on Neurulation
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Gadolinium-Chelating Tag Synthesis for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Dendronized Nanocarriers
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Roles for Steroid Hormone Signaling Targets in Border Cell Migration in the Drosophila Ovary
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Crystal Parry | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
IL-1β-VEGF-A Signaling Axis In Atherosclerotic Calcification
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Hannah Ramcharan | Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Identifying Spatial and Temporal Gene Expression Dynamics From Multiple Sequencing Data
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Letting The LaxKAT out of the Bag: Packaging, Simulation, and Neuroimaging Data Analysis for a Powerful Kernel Test |
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Synthesis of Immunosuppressive Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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Towards Detection of Misinformation Through Machine Learning and Latent Variable Methods
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Taylor Stephen| Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering
Phosphate removal by Lanthanum-containing Materials: Effect of Inorganic Carbon and PH on Treatment Effectiveness
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Use of Methane Combustion to Produce Clean Water and Energy
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Economic Benefit of Photovoltaics in Michigan Field Crop Farms
Mentor: Annick Anctil
Ayo Telli| Psychology
The Comparison of Virtual Reality and Cell Phone Distractors as an Influence on the Perception of Acute Pain
Mentor: Lynnda Dahlquist
Jordan Troutman | Information Systems
Subset Feature Selection with Considerations of Fairness
Mentor: James Foulds
Claudia Walker| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Elucidation of HIV-1 5' Leader Secondary Structure Through Novel Long Range Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Techniques
Mentor: Michael Summers
Sierra Wallace| Biological Sciences
Generation of dp2 Mutant in Volvox carteri through the CRISPR/Cas9 Editing System
Mentor: Stephen Miller
Jalaysia Weems | Biological Sciences
Mentor: Weihong Lin
Brian Woronowicz | Mechanical Engineering
Development of Conceptual Design for Displacement Amplification Mechanism (DAM) Using Design Optimization Technique
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Anna Yaschenko | Biological Sciences
Identifying the Genetic Basis of Drug Response Using Drosophila Melanogaster in the Era of Personalized Medicine
Mentor: Jeff Leips
Rianna Zacharias| Biological Sciences
The Effects of Hyperglycemia on Neurulation
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