Asking for it
Subtitle: the ethics and erotics of sexual consent
By: a Media Education Foundation production ; directed & edited by Sut Jhally
Contributors: Robertson, Tom, 1942-; Media Education Foundation
Series: SOC 100 (NU course); SOC 604 (NU course)
Publisher: Media Education Foundation
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Northampton, MA
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] :
Number of pages: 38
ISBN-13: 9781932869477
Subjects: Sexual ethics; Sexual consent; Sex
Other titles: Ethics and erotics of sexual consent
Description: The line between sexual consent and sexual coercion is not always as clear as it seems--and this is exactly why we should approach our sexual interactions with great care. In this lecture, professor Harry Brod offers a unique take on the problem of sexual assault, one that complicates the issue even as it clarifies the bottom-line principle that consent must always be explicitly granted, never simply assumed. This lecture ranges from the meanings of "yes" and "no" to the indeterminacy of silence to the way alcohol affects our ethical responsibilities. Brod proposes a model of sexual interaction that is most erotic precisely when it is most thoughtful and empathetic.
Notes: Special features: More from MEF [previews] (17 min.).

Director of photography, Tom Robertson ; cameras, Andrew Killoy, Scott Morris, Jason Young ; subtitling, Kelly Boyle, Sally Lotter.

Lecturer, Harry Brod.

DVD; Region 0 (All), NTSC; Dolby Digital stereo; 16:9 widescreen presentation.

Includes public performance rights.

In English with optional English subtitles.