OPEN STACKS | #10 Sex Ed: Laura Kipnis & Lisa Wade
This week, Open Stacks goes back to college, for a look at the culture of sex on campus today. Essayist Laura Kipnis discusses her latest book Unwanted Advances: Sexual Paranoia Comes to Campus touching on professor-student relationships and trigger warnings. Sociologist Lisa Wade discusses campus hook-up culture and her book American Hookup.
This episode was produced by Kit Brennen.
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