Behrend's Gender Conference "Engendering Cyberspace: Bullying, #MeToo, and More" April 17-18
Penn State Behrend's 12th Annual Gender Conference will take place April 17 & 18, 2019 at Penn State Behrend, 4701 College Drive, Erie PA.
Topics include but not limited to Social media and youth;Civil Liberties; Digital media ethics; Image ownership; Gender, sexuality and identity online. Visit behrend.psu.edu/gender-conference-2019
The annual Behrend Gender Conference provides a free, thoughtful forum for individuals from all academic disciplines to engage in discussion on issues of gender.
Keynote speaker is Tarana Burke, a civil rights activist credited with starting the #MeToo movement. Burke will speak April 17, 7:00 p.m., McGarvey Commons.
On April 17, 2019, within the 12th Annual Gender Conference, Penn State Behrend will host a one-day seminar devoted to teaching, learning, and responding to image-based abuse (the non-consensual taking and/or distribution of a nude or sexual image, including images that are digitally altered or manipulated). Special Guests: Dr. Asher Flynn Dr. Flynn, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Monash University, is a global expert in image-based abuse legislation; and Ms. Darieth Chisolm a well-known media personality and life coach formerly from the Pittsburgh area, is an image-based abuse survivor who seeks to empower others. She created a TED talk and launched the 50 Shades of Silence campaign to bring attention to cyber bullying, revenge porn and sexual harassment.
For information contact Sarah Whitney, Ph.D. sew17@psu.edu
