Nov 30, 2021 | Arts & Culture
By Jessica Lake In the 19th century, a man was busted for pasting photos of women’s heads on naked bodies … sound familiar? A new app can turn anyone into a porn star against their will. All you need is a photo and deep fake artificial intelligence technology will...
Feb 27, 2020 | Politics & Society
Despite more than forty years of law reform aimed at improving the experience of giving evidence for adult rape complainants, Ministry of Justice research in 2018 re-confirmed that the process remains distressing and re-traumatizing. Elisabeth McDonald has written a...
Jan 30, 2019 | Arts & Culture, Politics & Society
By Sam Smith Sam Smith explores why a #MeToo type movement has not taken off in the music industry to the extent it has in the film industry. Early in January 2019, the US television channel Lifetime premiered the documentary Surviving R Kelly. The six-part series...
Oct 16, 2018 | Politics & Society
By Brian Clites Brian Clites looks back at the Catholic Church’s grim history of ignoring pedophilia and silencing whistleblowers. Widespread public shock followed the recent release of the Pennsylvania grand jury report that identified more than 1,000 child...
May 22, 2018 | Politics & Society
By Carisa R. Showden & Samantha Majic Carisa R. Showden and Samantha Majic explore what is missing from current debates around youth sex trafficking. The prevailing narrative of domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) in the United States is harrowing but by now...
Jan 8, 2018 | Politics & Society
How can we address sexual harassment and abuse? Two scholars share their thoughts on sexual harassment and abuse both online and off. Nicola Henry is the Principal Research Fellow at the Centre for Global Research at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. In her talk...