# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Killing Radicalism: Anti-Rape Advocacy Reimagined
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 07 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for a presentation by Melinda Chen, an assistant professor in the Department of Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Oklahoma and the author of Killing Radicalism, a compelling new book that asks: "What is victim advocacy when regulated by the government?" 

Victim advocates have long served as the designated support people for survivors of sexual violence. But in the neoliberal era, advocates no longer work at independent collectives supporting survivors through whatever means necessary, but instead operate at rape crisis centers, government-funded agencies with strict policies on the uses of their funding. Chen argues that pressures from governmental granting agencies onto rape crisis centers have compelled advocates to turn away from their responsibility of challenging intersectional violence and instead lean into normative interpretations of rape and survivorship, hurting the most marginalized of victims.

Killing Radicalism demonstrates that even the most well-intentioned anti-rape activists can inadvertently harm survivors when they forgo an intersectional critique of the oppressive social and institutional structures around them. Through interviews with advocates from over 50 rape crisis centers, and drawing from her own experience as an advocate, Chen examines how neoliberalism affects anti-rape advocacy today. She shows that through everyday activities like grant writing or the compilation of survey data, advocates can inadvertently force victims out of the post-rape process through small-scale acts suggesting that they are not worthy victims.

Chen asks advocates to reconsider their relationship to racial and other marginalized peoples' movements to reimagine a radical politics that can resist hegemonic and normative state powers. Ultimately, this book is a wake-up call for advocates and scholars to reexamine their approaches to anti-violence work and prioritize the needs of all survivors.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oklahoma-city/killing-radicalism-anti-rape-advocacy-reimagined/200029500694257
- **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 25

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Oklahoma City
- **state**: OK
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1900 NW Expy Ste 135, Oklahoma City, OK, United States, Oklahoma 73118
- **lat**: 35.52243
- **long**: -97.54616
- **full address**: 1900 NW Expy Ste 135, Oklahoma City, OK, United States, Oklahoma 73118

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Killing Radicalism: Anti-Rape Advocacy Reimagined being held?
  - **A:** Killing Radicalism: Anti-Rape Advocacy Reimagined takes place on Tue, 07 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Tue, 07 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm at 1900 NW Expy Ste 135, Oklahoma City, OK, United States, Oklahoma 73118.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Killing Radicalism: Anti-Rape Advocacy Reimagined?
  - **A:** Killing Radicalism: Anti-Rape Advocacy Reimagined is organized by Full Circle Bookstore.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Killing Radicalism: Anti-Rape Advocacy Reimagined is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Oklahoma City, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Killing Radicalism: Anti-Rape Advocacy Reimagined sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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