Sexual violence against women is not committed by individual ‘monsters’, but is an expression of a patriarchal system that orders our whole society, says the American author Jackson Katz. Sexual violence is therefore primarily about power. In De Balie, Katz dissects the dynamics at work.
Far right politicians in Europe and the United States are trying to assert male authority. The release of the Epstein files showed how interlinked power, money and sexual abuse already were. Sexual violence is not a abbrevation, but intergral part of our society.
With Katz, we’ll explore how this works at both the micro level of family and intimate relationships and the macro level of institutions, politics, and power. We’ll examine the position men (and male leaders) occupy in all this, as well as the possibility they have to change things for the better.
About Jackson Katz
Dr. Jackson Katz is an American educator, speaker, and author known for his work on gender, race, and violence. He co-founded the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) program, implemented in U.S. sports, the military, and schools. His latest book is Every Man: Why Violence Against Women is a Men’s Issue.
Speakers
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Met o.a. Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer
Democratie is iets anders dan de wil van de massa. Nu populisten wereldwijd in opmars zijn, bespreken we met o.a. Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer hoe de democratie zichzelf afschaft; en hoe dat te voorkomen is.
Adania Shibli will deliver the first PEN Lecture on freedom of literary expression and the eradication of Palestinian voices.
