Monthly Archives: August 2011

SlutWalks and The Rape of Lucrece

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Anthony Funari

I want to focus this post on the topic of blame-the-victim mentality when it comes to sexual violence perpetrated on women. When I was at Lehigh, I took a class on women’s health.  I remember when the crisis of domestic … Continue reading →

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“This heraldry in Lucrece’s face was seen/Argued by beauty’s red and virtue’s white”

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Anthony Funari

This week’s post, which will be out on Friday, will deal with the theme of  “blame the vicitm” mentality and rape by comparing Slut Walks and Shakespeare’s Rape of Lucrece. For those regular readers of mine, make sure to sucribe … Continue reading →

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