Yes Means Yes: Call for Submissions
Hey Pukengkeng libbers-check this out:
Co-editors Jaclyn Friedman and Jessica Valenti are seeking submissions for their anthology on rape culture, Yes Means Yes!
to be published by Seal Press in Fall 2008.
Imagine a world where women enjoy sex on their own terms and aren't shamed for it. Imagine a world where men treat their sexual partners
as collaborators, not conquests. Imagine a world where rape is rareand swiftly punished.
Welcome to the world of Yes Means Yes.
Yes Means Yes! will fly in the face of the conventional feminist wisdom that rape has nothing to do with sex. We are looking to collect sharp and insightful essays, from voices both established and new, that demonstrate how empowering female sexual pleasure is the key to dismantling rape culture.
Potential essay subjects could include:
* Revamping how public sex education is taught, and to whom.
* The new backlash against rape survivors (i.e., media obsessionwith drinking, Girls Gone Wild culture being to blame for assault)
* Bringing men back into the conversation, making men leaders in themovement to end rape culture
* Thoughts on "enthusiastic consent"
* Taking Back the Porn: How changing the pornography industry can stop rape
* The power of language (naming rape for what it is, or the new myth of "gray rape")
* A primer for men on sexual assault
* How good sex (where women's pleasure is central) can mean an end
to rape culture, and how a society that values genuine female sexual pleasure will make it easier to identify and prosecute rapists.
* Rethinking sexual interaction as a private joint performance, as opposed to as an exchange of a commodity or service
* An analysis of the economics of female sexualalienation/oppression, and an economic model for resistance
* Holding the MSM accountable for torture porn, kidnapping crusades and faux feminism.
* Desegmenting the Market: overcoming commercially enforced sexual stereotypes to organize across race, class, gender, and difference*
On pulling out the invisible lynchpin of rape culture: homophobia
* Creating accurate media representations of rape
Women and men, published and unpublished authors, are all encouraged to submit essays. Be creative, be forward-thinking, be funny! Perhapsmost importantly, we are seeking essays with a pro-active bent that offer new and insightful thoughts and actions on how to dismantle rape culture. No more "No Means No,"let's think "Yes Means Yes!"
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:Please submit your essays to
yesmeansyes2008@gmail.com nolater than March 1, 2008.
Essays should be from 2000 to 5000 words, double spaced and paginated. Please include your address, phone number, email address and a short bio.
Co-editors Jaclyn Friedman and Jessica Valenti are seeking submissions for their anthology on rape culture, Yes Means Yes!
to be published by Seal Press in Fall 2008.
Imagine a world where women enjoy sex on their own terms and aren't shamed for it. Imagine a world where men treat their sexual partners
as collaborators, not conquests. Imagine a world where rape is rareand swiftly punished.
Welcome to the world of Yes Means Yes.
Yes Means Yes! will fly in the face of the conventional feminist wisdom that rape has nothing to do with sex. We are looking to collect sharp and insightful essays, from voices both established and new, that demonstrate how empowering female sexual pleasure is the key to dismantling rape culture.
Potential essay subjects could include:
* Revamping how public sex education is taught, and to whom.
* The new backlash against rape survivors (i.e., media obsessionwith drinking, Girls Gone Wild culture being to blame for assault)
* Bringing men back into the conversation, making men leaders in themovement to end rape culture
* Thoughts on "enthusiastic consent"
* Taking Back the Porn: How changing the pornography industry can stop rape
* The power of language (naming rape for what it is, or the new myth of "gray rape")
* A primer for men on sexual assault
* How good sex (where women's pleasure is central) can mean an end
to rape culture, and how a society that values genuine female sexual pleasure will make it easier to identify and prosecute rapists.
* Rethinking sexual interaction as a private joint performance, as opposed to as an exchange of a commodity or service
* An analysis of the economics of female sexualalienation/oppression, and an economic model for resistance
* Holding the MSM accountable for torture porn, kidnapping crusades and faux feminism.
* Desegmenting the Market: overcoming commercially enforced sexual stereotypes to organize across race, class, gender, and difference*
On pulling out the invisible lynchpin of rape culture: homophobia
* Creating accurate media representations of rape
Women and men, published and unpublished authors, are all encouraged to submit essays. Be creative, be forward-thinking, be funny! Perhapsmost importantly, we are seeking essays with a pro-active bent that offer new and insightful thoughts and actions on how to dismantle rape culture. No more "No Means No,"let's think "Yes Means Yes!"
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:Please submit your essays to
yesmeansyes2008@gmail.com nolater than March 1, 2008.
Essays should be from 2000 to 5000 words, double spaced and paginated. Please include your address, phone number, email address and a short bio.
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