Consent, Ethics, and Sexual Education

Confirmed speakers

• Scott Anderson (University of British Columbia)
• Karamvir Chadha (Durham Law School)
• Audrey Yap (University of Victoria)
• Elinor Mason (University of California, Santa Barbara)
• Emily Tilton (University of Southern California)
• Hallie Liberto (University of Maryland)
• Jonathan Ichikawa (University of British Columbia)
• Justin van Westen and youth sex educators from Vancouver Coastal Health’s BLUSH program

Organizer

Jonathan Ichikawa

Topic

Consent is standardly thought to demarcate permissible sexual interactions from sexual assault. But a growing number of recent scholars have emphasized the limits of an exclusive focus on consent in sexual ethics, and called for alternate frameworks for articulating and ameliorating elements of rape culture.

This conference will further explore and develop this direction in sexual ethics. It will connect scholarly philosophical work with the experience and perspectives of contemporary sex educators, providing opportunities for knowledge sharing across academic and applied contexts. 

Contact

This event is free and open to all interested in attending. To register, please email the conference coordinator, Ash Lindsley-Kim at [email protected]. 

Funding

This event is possible due to generous financial support from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the Society for Applied Philosophy, the Canadian Journal of Philosophy, the UBC Philosophy Department, and UBC’s Hampton Fund.