Anastasia Powell

Anastasia Powell is a feminist criminologist at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. Powell gained her PhD in criminology from the University of Melbourne in 2008.[1] Her doctoral research was published in the 2010 book Sex, Power and Consent: Youth Culture and the Unwritten Rules by Cambridge University Press.[2] Powell's research specialises in policy and prevention concerning men's violence against women, with a particular focus on sexual violence. She is the author and co-author of several major Australian studies, including Australians' Attitudes to Violence Against Women: Findings from the 2013 National Community Attitudes to Violence Against Women Survey (NCAS)[3] and More than Ready: Bystander Action to Prevent Violence Against Women in the Australian Community[4] with the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth).

Powell is a co-founder of the Violence and Discrimination Against Women research network (VDAWnet) Australia, which seeks to promote research development and collaboration in areas including sexual violence, sexual harassment, intimate partner violence, and sex-based discrimination against women. In addition to her scholarly contributions, Powell is regularly featured in and contributes to Australian news and media outlets,[5][6][7][8] raising the profile of issues including rape culture,[9] sexual assault,[10] domestic violence,[11] revenge porn, sexting,[12] and prostitution.[13] A number of her public talks are available on her research blog.

Selected bibliography

References

  1. ↑ Powell, Anastasia (2007). Generation Y: Re-writing the Rules on Sex, Love and Consent. Melbourne: VicHealth.
  2. ↑ Powell, Anastasia (2010). Sex, Power and Consent: Youth Culture and the Unwritten Rules. Melbourne: Cambridge University Press.
  3. ↑ Powell, Anastasia (2014). Australians' Attitudes to Violence Against Women: Findings from the 2013 National Community Attitudes to Violence Against Women Survey (NCAS). Melbourne: VicHealth.
  4. ↑ Powell, Anastasia (2012). More than ready: bystander action to prevent violence against women in the Victorian community. Melbourne: VicHealth.
  5. ↑ HealthCanal (2014). Report reveals poor attitudes to violence against women.
  6. ↑ MamaMia (2014). When home-made porn is used as a weapon.
  7. ↑ ABC, LifeMatters (2010). Negotiating sexual consent.
  8. ↑ ABC, TheDrum (2009). We're just not that into it.
  9. ↑ Powell, Anastasia (September 16, 2014). "Rape culture: why our community attitudes to sexual violence matter". The Conversation. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  10. ↑ Powell, Anastasia (October 27, 2013). "Justice denied: The neglect of sexual assault victims with a disability". The Conversation. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  11. ↑ Powell, Anastasia (March 9, 2014). "Gender, culture and class collude in violence against women". The Conversation. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  12. ↑ Powell, Anastasia (May 31, 2013). "Not just 'safe sext': Victorian parliamentary Law Reform Committee calls for change". The Conversation. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  13. ↑ Powell, Anastasia (October 1, 2012). "Re-opening the prostitution debate: It's time to make women safer". The Conversation. Retrieved September 29, 2015.

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