Women and social action. Class 22, Rape and self-defense / Board of Governors Universities in cooperation with Governors State University ; a production of Communications Services.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Lambert, Cheryl, director.

Fisk, Gary, director.

Thompson, Martha, speaker.

Ainsworth, David, producer.

Governors State University, publisher.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rape--Prevention.

Rape.

Self-defense for women.

Genre:

Lectures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (59 minutes)

Other Title:

Rape and self-defense

Place of Publication:

University Park, IL : Governors State University, 1993.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Offers a framework for making decisions in situations that call for self-defense. The Studio Class discusses the issue of self-defense, touching on its definition, the empowerment issues at stake, and the factors that contribute to effective self-defense. Students explore the relationship between self-defense, martial arts, and the anti-violence movement. Interviews: Students at IMPACT: Self-Defense for Women, Pauline Bart, co-author of Stopping Rape: Successful Survival Strategies, Department of Psychiatry (University of Illinois-Chicago), Nancy Lanoue, Co-Director of Thousand Waves: Martial Arts and Self-defense for Women and Children.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed January 15, 2021).

OCLC:

1237666549