MORE 'SEXUAL-VIOLENCE' POSTS
Book Reivew: Charm and Strange by Stephanie Khuen
#SVYALit, #SVYALit Project, Book Reviews, Charm and Strange, Sexual Violence, Stephanie Kuehn
|This book is an amazingly well written and profound story, but it is incredibly difficult to read, unsettling. It is an amazing example of the power of books to make us think about difficult topics. You can find a discussion guide here. “She must have seen more of my charm than my strangeness tonight.” Publisher’s […]
Sunday Reflections: Why Talking About the Age of Consent Matters
#SVYALit, #SVYALit Project, Brandy Colbert, Brendan Kiely, Pointe, Sexual Violence, The Gospel of Winter
|I didn’t have to even stop and think about it that day. I was sitting on the Reference Desk when a woman came in and said she was concerned because she had seen what she thought was a pretty young girl kissing a grown man outside the library. I walked over and saw them walking […]
SVYALit Project: Discussing THE S WORD by Chelsea Pitcher, a guest post by Lourdes Keochgerien
#SVYALit, Chelsea Pitcher, Rape, Sexual Violence, The S Word
|“Maybe the first step to stomping out the world’s ugliness is dragging it into the light.” ~ Angie The S Word I can’t pinpoint exactly when I started thinking about sexual violence/abuse. It was a topic that always remained in my peripheral vision – I don’t recall us discussing it in my sexual education class. […]
Sunday Reflections: Silence Hurts Everyone (Why don’t adults intervene more when abuse is suspected with further discussion on Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell)
#SVYALit, Eleanor and Park, Rainbow Rowell, Sexual Violence, Sunday Reflections
|Months ago we posted about Eleanor and Park, and I recently added that post to the SVYALit Tumblr page where it has had some interesting discussion. One comment in particular has me thinking: Not one able adult called Child Protective Services, the Police, a counselor – none. It’s not even clear that Eleanor’s Uncle and […]
Slut Shaming, part 2 – A Discussion of Something Like Normal by its author, Trish Doller (Part of the SVYALit Project)
#SVYALit, Sexual Violence, Slut Shaming, Something Like Normal, Trish Doller
|Not long after Something Like Normal came out—and I was still reading reviews—I happened across one in which the reviewer complained about the slut shaming and how I’d portrayed every girl in the book except Harper as a slut. I was taken aback because, well… Let me back up. When I first started thinking about […]
Slut Shaming, part 1 – a discussion by author Christa Desir (Part of the SVYALit Project)
#SVYALit, Christa Desir, Fault Line, Jennifer Mathieu, Sexual Violence, Slut Shaming, The Truth About Alice
|Slut-shaming is defined as: the process in which women are attacked for their transgression of accepted codes of sexual conduct making any person feel guilty or inferior for certain sexual behaviors or desires that deviate from the traditional or orthodox gender expectations Picture from the movie The Breakfast Club So a few weeks ago, a […]
Using Young Adult literature to talk with teens about sexual violence and consent Project Goals: To discuss sexual violence in the lives of teens and in ya literature on an ongoing basis To raise awareness of the issues and titles that can be used to discuss the topics with teens; To give librarians, educators and […]
Loud and Clear: A Reflection on Teaching SPEAK by Laurie Halse Anderson in the Classroom (a guest post by author Eric Devine)
#SVYALit, Eric Devine, Laurie Halse Anderson, Sexual Violence, Speak, Teen Issues
|As part of the #SVYALit project, we reached out to author Eric Devine and asked him to write. We wanted to make sure that male voices are heard in the discussion. And he is an awesome writer and teacher. Today he shares with us his experiences of teaching Speak in the classroom. Please note, we […]
Sexual Violence in YA Literature Hangout Wrap Up
Carrie Mesrobian, Christa Desir, Sexual Violence, Teen Issues, Trish Doller, YA Lit
|About two hours ago I hosted my first ever Google Hangout on Air to (mostly) non-disastrous effects. I’ll have to write you a post about what I learned about doing that some other time. But what I really want to talk about is the conversation that I had with authors Christa Desir, Trish Doller and […]
Take 5: Teen Issues, sexual violence in the life of boys
Abuse, Collection Development, Reader's Advisory, Sexual Violence, Take 5, Teen Issues
|Source: Buzzfeed When we think about sexual abuse and rape, we often think of women. But the truth is, boys and men can and do get sexually assaulted. In fact, while the stats indicate that 1 out of 3 girls will be a victim by the time they are 18, the stats are not much […]
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