Thordis Elva is disrupting patriarchy. In her forthcoming book, South of Forgiveness, she and her coauthor are challenging the world to rethink our approaches and assumptions on how we address sexual violence and gender stereotypes. I first learnt about her work when I saw her give a TEDTalk at TEDWomen 2015. In the talk, she, the survivor of rape, gave a talk with the perpetrator of rape, Tom Stranger. They stood side-by-side and delivered one of the most thought-provoking talks of the day. The conversations in halls after their talk were diverse. Questions like did Tom need to be punished for his violent act? Had already been punished? Should we address rape through punitive approaches? In this Disruptive Conversation, she argues that violent acts, like rape, are not committed by monsters but by people. In this complex conversation, we explore a number of topics related to sexual violence and gender equality. Thordis is trying to disrupt the way we think about problems in society. In this talk, we go behind her recent TEDTalk and learn a little about what she was hoping to accomplish with her forthcoming book,
In this Disruptive Conversation, Thordis argues that violent acts, like rape, are not committed by monsters but by people. In our complex conversation, we explore a number of topics related to sexual violence and gender equality. Thordis is trying to disrupt the way we think about problems in society. In this talk, we go behind her recent TEDTalk and learn a little about what she was hoping to accomplish with her forthcoming book,
It is a disruptive notion for her to suggest that we have empathy with people who have done terrible things. In this Disruptive Conversation, we go behind her recent TEDTalk and learn a little about what she was hoping to accomplish with her forthcoming book, South of Forgiveness and much more.
LINKS IN THE PODCAST:
To watch the TEDTalk visit this link: https://www.ted.com/talks/thordis_elva_tom_stranger_our_story_of_rape_and_reconciliation
In the podcast, I reference Brian Stevenson’s TEDtalk: https://www.ted.com/talks/bryan_stevenson_we_need_to_talk_about_an_injustice
This podcast was recorded over Skype. Both speakers were in different locations.
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