MIT: Independent Activities Period: IAP

IAP 2013



non-book club - book club (n-bc-bc) 2013

Laura Schmitz

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

Like Book Clubs? But hate the time commitment? This non-book club-book club is easy and painless. n-bc-bc will meet four times during the third week of IAP and will discuss topics related to different types of gender violence in our culture. Each evening a discussion will be sparked by two short articles, book excerpts or movie clips. Food and drinks provided!

View or download n-bc-bc materials at: web.mit.edu/end_violence/

Discussion Topics:

Monday January 21: [Un]Scientific Apologies: How Science Colors Views on Sexual Violence.

Tuesday January 22: Broken System: Failures of Institutions to Serve Survivors and Discipline Rapists.

Wednesday January 23: Speaking Up: Responses to Slut Shaming and Rape Culture

Thursday Januray 24: Policy: White Men Debate the Fate of Vagina Owners

Sponsor(s): Women's and Gender Studies, Technology and Culture Forum
Contact: Laura Schmitz, W11-011, (617) 253-0108, lschmitz@mit.edu


non book club - book club

Jan/21 Mon 07:00PM-09:00PM TBD
Jan/22 Tue 07:00PM-09:00PM Location TBD
Jan/23 Wed 07:00PM-09:00PM Location TBD
Jan/24 Thu 07:00PM-09:00PM Location TBD

Laura Schmitz