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["Claire N. Kaplan" <>]

Re: Linda's request for video suggestions.

My absolute favorite is "Rape Is..." by Cambridge Documentary Films.  This 
is the only video that I know of that takes the discussion to a different 
level, linking acquaintance rape, stranger rape, prostitution, rape as a 
weapon of war and terrorism.  Eve Ensler provides the glue that links the 
issues together, although diverse voices are represented on the 
film.  However, while this is a great film to show to a class or a peer 
educator training, when you have the time for discussion, it isn't a great 
one for a basic awareness programs, because of its complexity.

I also like "Tough Guise" (men and masculinity in our culture) and "War 
Zone" (street sexual harassment) although the latter raises some difficult 
questions about race and class that the filmmaker addresses in a more 
recent work.  These are available from the Media Education Foundation.

Others I like:
"Voices Heard, Sisters Unseen" (domestic violence from a multicultural 
context)  (Women Make Movies).

A great conversation starter about consent and self-defense is the scene 
from Ally McBeal where her roommate (I've gone blank on her name) uses her 
kick-boxing to defend herself.  Because she is herself pretty sexually 
aggressive, it raises lots of questions and can really test both students 
and the instructor.  Lively discussion definitely results.  But you have to 
be ready for that.

Claire

Claire N. Kaplan
Coordinator, UVA Sexual Assault Education Office
Doctoral Candidate, Curry School of Education
UVA Women's Center  *  P.O. Box 800588 *  Charlottesville VA  *  22908-0588
434-982-2774 (V/TTY)    434-982-2901 (Fax)

http://sexualassault.virginia.edu

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