Rape and Remuneration: An Analysis of Culturally Normalized Misogyny and Sexual Violence
In early February 2017 Thordis Elva and Tom Stranger appeared in a Ted Talks podcast to deliver their co-authored speech “Our Story of Rape and Reconciliation”. In this talk, Elva and Stranger reflect on their adolescent relationship and discuss how Stranger sexually assaulted Elva. Nine years later, Elva wrote Stranger a letter expressing the emotional trauma she had been experiencing, and his apologetic response inspired an open dialogue about sexual violence that the two eventually turned into their book South of Forgiveness. Primarily, the talk itself focuses on celebrating both of their journeys of personal growth and their reconciliation through
In early February 2017 Thordis Elva and Tom Stranger appeared in a Ted Talks podcast to deliver their co-authored speech “Our Story of Rape and Reconciliation”. In this talk, Elva and Stranger reflect on their adolescent relationship and discuss how Stranger sexually assaulted Elva. Nine years later, Elva wrote Stranger a letter expressing the emotional trauma she had been experiencing, and his apologetic response inspired an open dialogue about sexual violence that the two eventually turned into their book South of Forgiveness. Primarily, the talk itself focuses on celebrating both of their journeys of personal growth and their reconciliation through