Gendered Violence Research Network (GVRN) invites you to a seminar and panel discussion on

Consent, Sexual Assault and the Law

• Does the law around sexual consent work?
• How realistic are current legal processes around sexual consent?
• How do young people understand sexual consent?
• What is the impact of alcohol and other substances on sexual consent?
• How is consent socially constructed?
• How do people not familiar with broader Australian law and culture make sense of sexual consent?

The seminar will hear from a panel of presenters:

Professor Annie Cossins, Co-convenor GVRN

• Why is her behaviour still on trial?

Dr Bianca Fileborn, Lecturer Criminology

• How is sexual consent negotiated in a social/cultural context that’s often highly sexualised?

Edward Bartolo, Chair Arc

• What does everyday negotiation of sexual consent look like?

Remesha Abeyratne, Arts Law Student, International Student, UNSW Academic Board

• What is required to navigate sexual consent across cultures?

Discussion will be moderated by

Associate Professor Jan Breckenridge, Co-convenor GVRN