Breaking the Silence: A Conversation About Sexual Exploitation

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on sexual exploitation, its psychological effects, and the upcoming CASE conference.

In this episode, Isobelle Oppon is joined by Dr Elly Hanson, a clinical psychologist and research lead at Fully Human whose work and research focuses on reducing abuse, trauma and sexual exploitation. The Feminist Files also welcomes back Ella Perkin and Sam McQuaker from the Cambridge society, Coalition Against Sexual Exploitation (CASE). We discuss the problematic rhetorics of sex positivity that obscure coercion, and the psychological effects of sexual exploitation, in particular the notion of shame. We also talk about the upcoming CASE conference which will be held on the 7th of April and Ella and Sam’s motivations and goals related to the event.  Cambridge Women’s Aid: 01223 361214 or via email at outreach@cambridgewa.org.uk  Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre: 01223 245 888 or via support@cambridgerapecrisis.co.uk  Rape Crisis England and Wales, Rape and Sexual Abuse 24/7 support line: 0808 500 2222 Elly Hanson’s work and the three essays she mentions: https://fullyhuman.org.uk The upcoming (free) CASE conference: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/case-conference-breaking-the-silence-tickets-1981565733451?aff=oddtdtcreator Scrub the Stigma…

People in this episode

Host: Isobelle Oppon

Guests: Dr Elly Hanson, Ella Perkin, Sam McQuaker

Topics covered

• sexual exploitation
• psychological effects
• shame
• sex positivity
• abuse
• trauma

Keywords

• sexual exploitation
• trauma
• shame
• sex positivity
• CASE conference
• abuse
• psychology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fully Human, Coalition Against Sexual Exploitation (CASE), Cambridge Women’s Aid, Cambridge Rape Crisis Centre, Rape Crisis England and Wales

Books & works: Scrub the Stigma, Naked Truth Project

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