Sociology in Action Lecture “Consent in the Dark: Sexual Ethics in a Post-#Me Too World”
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Guest Speaker
Dr.
Trevor
Hoppe,
Associate
Professor
of
Sociology
University
of
North
Carolina,
Greensboro
About this Lecture
How do we have ethical sex in the wake of #MeToo? What does consent look like in action? In this talk based on the recently released collection, Unsafe Words, sociologist Dr. Trevor Hoppe argues that the tools such as “enthusiastic consent” are tailored to the experiences and needs of (mostly white) heterosexual people. In search of a more expansive vision of sexual ethics, Professor Hoppe explores homegrown tools that queer communities use to practice ethical sex and reflects on his own experiences as a gay man to consider strategies for preventing and responding to sexual violence.
About Sociology in Action
Each year the Sociology Department sponsors a “Sociology in Action” (SIA) lecture event to highlight outstanding work in our field. The department strives to highlight timely topics in our ever-changing social world. For over a decade, this annual event emphasizes the connections between sociological research, application in our society, ethics in research, and academic leadership to tackle important social issues. Our goal each year is to invite a guest speaker for the event who is a dynamic speaker, illustrates leadership in our discipline, is a well-respected scholar in the broader academic community, conducts ethically outstanding research, and connects their sociological research to the social world around them.
- Location
- Elizabeth D. Rockwell Pavilion in the MD Anderson Library
- Cost
- Free
- Contact
Sheila Katz
skatz2@central.uh.edu
Department of Sociology