November 6

This class we listened to presentations of people's projects. Lateah had an idea to do more of an interactive idea where she would organize a flash "mob"/dance presentation about rape/rape culture. Jackson had an idea that the group he's a part of, Men for Social Change, would hopefully use in real life. Micah and Jace's project had a pamphlet and a website.

Lateah's project would be impactful because she had planned to do it in a public space like the mall. This means that people would be forced to walk by it, and therefore, in some way would have to confront the ideas that she is presenting. In addition to being near the idea, some people might end up being curious about it and stop to listen to the ideas; maybe some would do their own research later.

Jackson's idea was interesting because of the intended audience. I think it would be safe to say that those of us in this class understand how crucial of allies that college men would be to ending rape and rape culture. His idea looked to recruit men as those allies, specifically in the Greek community, where we have seen many issues. The idea was to incorporate a handout/infographic into an interactive discussion about masculinity. He would present a box and would ask the men in the audience to pinpoint what makes men, men. This would hopefully lead to the revelation by the leaders that there are already actions they do that do not fit within the dominant narrative of what is manhood. Therefore, being an ally for ending rape would be beneficial (even if it does not seem very manly).

Micah and Jace's project was good because of the amount of information that it could distribute to people. Their pamphlet had sources, websites, and definitions that would benefit those who are not familiar with what rape entails and what is involved in rape culture. Their pamphlet could be passed out en masse, or could be placed in a resource center for visitors to pick up. The intended audience seemed a little fuzzy to me, but my understanding was that it would do very well for victims who wanted contact information for help. They were also trying to reach male college students so it was suggested they also pass the pamphlets out to the general population to reach that population.

It was interesting to see how people formulated their projects based on the information we have learned in class.