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Schedule for Spring Semester 2011:
Upping the Ante: Stalking in the Digital Age
Thursday, April 5
12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Theater I, MUB
No registration required | Open to the UNH Community | Sic'Em Event
Stalking is a crime that happens in college, and happens at UNH. It is a series of actions that make one feel afraid or in danger. Stalking is serious, often violent, and can escalate over time. Anyone can be the victim of stalking and in most cases the victim knows the person who is stalking them (i.e. classmate, former intimate partner, colleague). The continually expanding field of technology has made it easier for stalkers to track and intimidate. To obtain real-time location and activity, stalkers are relying on global positioning systems (GPS) and social networking sites that allow users to “check in” (i.e. Foursquare, Twitter, Facebook). Continual text and voice messages can be sent through social networking sites, cell phones and email. And the use of online databases, electronic records and search engines have made it easier to find private information about stalking victims.
This presentation will include discussion and multimedia to illustrate what stalking is, who stalks and how prevalent it is in our digital culture and on the UNH campus. Ways to protect online privacy and create safety plans will also be discussed.
Presenters:
Eric Kulberg, UNH Police Department
Dawn Zitney and Tori Seki, Sexual Harassment and Rape Prevention Program (SHARPP)
Schedule for Fall Semester 2010:
October 12 – Cyber-Activism: Technology as a Tool to Spark Social Movements and Change
How do you use the internet to advance your learning about the issues you are passionate about? How does technology impact how you participate in or learn about social and political issues? Photos are leaked uncovering a human rights violation, a new policy change is passed that would take rights away from an already marginalized community, or a political demonstration against government corruption happens across the world, and in an instant millions of people are notified and sent intimate photos of what’s going on, even though we aren’t there. How does technology connect us to community and impact how we see ourselves engaging in dialogue and activism? Have you participated in a cyber-protest or a cyber-march? How do UNH students use technology to evoke student involvement and promote change? This session wil explore personal and political examples of cyber-activism, student perspectives, and social movements that are sparked online.
Panel Speakers: Courtney Marshall and Ellen Semran.
October 19 – Thinspiration May Be Hazardous To Your Health (Fat Talk Free Week)
Learn how to be a critical media viewer in the overloaded information age. This session will focus on the dangers of Web sites that encourage unhealthy eating habits and behaviors while also exploring the positive and negative influences the media has on our health.
Panel Speakers: Joelle Ruby Ryan, Ph.D. (Women's Studies Program); Suzanne Sonneborn, RD, LD (Nutrition Educator, Office of Health Education and Promotion, Health Services); Eva Molly-Dunbar (Eating Concerns Mentor (ECM) peer leader, Health Services)
November 30 – Understanding Cyber Bullying
UNH Cooperative Extension staff and faculty will discuss recent research and information regarding cyberbullying. Understanding the nature of bullying and victimization through Internet activities will be placed in a social justice context where both targeted and random acts of violence, hatred and meanness occur are instantly broadcast to a wide audience. A growing array of online social media and communication sites (e.g., Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Formspring, etc.) present unique safety prevention and intervention challenges, while there are many education, support and healing resources available in cyberland as well. Come and discuss your experiences, concerns and ideas regarding cyberbulling with our panel.
Panel Speakers: Rick Alleva, Ellen Rondina, Malcolm Smith and Karyn Blass.
This film series is sponsored by Health Services, Sexual Harassment and Rape Prevention Program (SHARPP) and the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA) in collaboration with the University Discovery Program.
Previous Film and Discussion Series
Resources on Thinsperation
- How To Be a Critical Media Viewer
- UNH Health Services - Body Image
- Something Fishy
- The Body Positive
- Dove Evolution Video Clip
- Media Education Foundation
The Media Education Foundation produces and distributes documentary films and other educational resources to inspire critical reflection on the social, political, and cultural impact of American mass media - Health At Every Size
Health At Every Size is based on the simple premise that the best way to improve health is to honor your body. It supports people in adopting health habits for the sake of health and well-being (rather than weight control). - Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity
The Rudd Center aims to stop the stigma through research, education, and advocacy. We’re working to draw attention to weight bias and develop strategies to address the issue with various groups, including young people, families, teachers, employers, and health care professionals. - About Face
This San Francisco based media literacy group combats negative and distorted media images of women and girls. - Films on Thinspiration
Killing Us Softly 4, Advertising Image of Women by Jean Kilbourne; Slim Hopes, Advertising & the Obsession with Thinness by
Jean Kilbourne; Discover Your Healthy Weight; The Body Positive and Exposing Weight Bias - Journal Articles
- Borzekowski, Dina L.G., Schenk, Summer, Wilson, Jenny L., Peebles, Rebecka, e-Ana and e-Mia: A Content Analysis of Pro-Eating Disorder Web Sites, Am J Public Health 2010 0: AJPH.2009.172700
- Borzekowski DL. Adolescents’ use of the Internet:
a controversial, coming-of-age resource. Adolesc Med
Clin. 2006;17(1):205–216.
- Hesse-Biber SLP, Quinn CE, Zoino J. The mass marketing of disordered eating and eating disorders: the social psychology of women, thinness and culture.
- Womens Stud Int Forum. 2006;29(2):208–224. Reaves J. Anorexia goes high tech. Time Magazine. Available at: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,169660,00.html. Accessed May 3, 2010.
- Fat Talk Free Week
Resources on Cyber Bullying
November 30 – Understanding Cyber Bullying
Online/Websites:
http://www.cyberbullying.us/
The Cyberbullying Research Center provides a wealth of information about the nature, extent, causes, and consequences of cyberbullying by Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin.
http://www.ncpc.org/cyberbullying
A public advertising campaign aimed at preventing cyberbullying from the National Crime Prevention Council.
http://stopcyberbullying.org/
A program of Parry Aftab and the Wired Safety Group (wiredssafety.org) with information and resources related to understanding and preventing cyberbullying.
http://www.cyberbully411.com/
Resources for youth who have questions about or have been targeted by online harassment. The website was created by Internet Solutions for Kids, Inc.
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/educational/digital_citizenship.cfm
Lessons for addressing cyberbullying from the Media Awareness Network for grades 5 to 12 on various topics, with background materials.
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/
The Berkman Center mission is to explore and understand cyberspace; to study its development, dynamics, norms, and standards; and to assess the need or lack thereof for laws and sanctions.
http://www.delicious.com/rickaunh/cyberbullying
Links to many cyberbullying related sites among Rick Alleva’s UNH Delicious bookmarks.
http://internetsavvy.ning.com/
Ning site in development for education re: new technologies online, including social media resources and tools for safe and responsible use. UNHCE staff, K. Blass & R. Alleva.
Book:
Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard: Preventing and Responding to Cyberbullying, by J.W. Patchin and S. Hinuja; Sage Publications, (Corwin Press, 2009)
Related Articles:
In Efforts to End Bullying, Some See Agenda by Eric Echolm, The New York Times, 11/6/2010.
Presenters of November 30th program on Cyberbullying:
Rick Alleva, Ed.D., Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development
UNH Cooperative Extension - Rockingham County
phone: 603.679.5616 email: rick.alleva@unh.edu
Karyn M. Blass, M.Ed., Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Resources
UNH Cooperative Extension, Rockingham County
phone: 603-679-5616 email: karyn.blass@unh.edu
Ellen Rondina, MSW, Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Resources
UNH Cooperative Extension - Strafford County
phone: 603.749.4445 email: ellen.rondina@unh.edu
