Theater for Social Justice: Sexual Violence Prevention Programming for College Campuses

Jessica Childs

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My research investigates intersections of theater for social justice, the college campus sexual assault epidemic, and programs for sexual assault prevention. Using this research as a foundation, I have created a proposal for Ursinus College's sexual assault prevention program. This proposal is informed by the 2011 "Dear Colleague Letter" on sexual violence, the White House "It's On Us" campaign, and successful theater-based sexual violence prevention programs. My proposal focuses on the definition of consent, bystander intervention, healthy relationships, relationship abuse, sexual expression, and safer sex practices. The proposal demonstrates the ways in which student-written monologues and short scenes in combination with information about statistics and available resources can provide a comprehensive sexual assault prevention education for college students.

theater Rape sexual assault Title IX programming sexual violence Arts and Humanities Theatre and Performance Studies