Tipping the Iceberg: Positionality and Male Privilege in Addressing Sexual Violence Against Women.

In November 2013, the authors collaborated on a presentation called Tackling Rape Culture Requires a Team Effort. The central aim was to locate the problem where it should be located: on men, or more specifically, on the heteronormative, hypermasculine cultures of men that can breed rape culture attitudes and behaviours. In the few days prior to the presentation, the authors came to a critical point of divergence. One felt that it would be an oversight to not mention how some women contribute to and support rape culture, while the other felt that doing so would be seen as lecturing women and, thus, reinscribing patriarchy and sexism. Through their email exchange, they came to understand that their disagreement arose from positionality, specifically concerning sexuality identity. Their article addresses how positionality and privilege are key to tackling, and even talking about, rape culture on campuses. They explore the complications that they worked through as they planned for the presentation, and suggest strategies by which men who work against violence against women can address identity and positionality to enhance their activism on post-secondary campuses and in society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]