Systems-Level Problems Require Systems-Level Responses

An Intersectional Analysis of Canadian Secondary Schools’ Responses to Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence

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ID7149135
AuthorsNikita Kalwani (0009-0006-6814-570X, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada), Christopher Dietzel (0000-0002-0450-5765, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada), Suzie Dunn (Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Year2025
Volume50
Issue2
Pages178-194
Publication date2025-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCanadian Journal of Communication (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0705-3657 • E-ISSN: 1499-6642
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3138/cjc-2024-0017
OpenAlexW4411179788
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited22

Background: Technology-facilitated sexual violence (TFSV) is a significant problem for young people and is on the rise in Canada. Young people from marginalized groups are at greater risk of TFSV victimization, and urgent support from schools is needed. Analysis: This study uses intersectionality as an analytic framework to examine how Canadian secondary schools address TFSV within their educational curricula, policies, and legislation. Conclusion and implications: TFSV, gender-based harms, sexuality-based harms, power imbalances, and intersectionality are neither consistently nor comprehensively discussed in educational curricula, policies, or legislation. Approaches to TFSV education and prevention must be more comprehensive and should address TFSV using an intersectional approach

Criminology · Intersectionality · Sexual violence · Sociology · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Psychology · Social Media and Politics

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