The Bystander Moment Discussion Guide

FREE DISCUSSION GUIDE:

THE BYSTANDER MOMENT

FREE DISCUSSION GUIDE:
THE BYSTANDER MOMENT

Help your students deepen their thinking about the ongoing struggle to prevent sexism and misogyny while promoting gender equality.

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Assignments

These sample assignments are designed to challenge students to show command of the material presented in the video, to think critically about this material from a number of different perspectives, and to develop and defend their own point of view on the issues at stake.

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Questions for Discussion & Writing

These questions can be used in different ways: as guideposts for

class discussion, as a framework for smaller group discussion and presentations, or as prompts for free-writing.

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Pre-viewing Exercises

These exercises enable students to reflect on some of their basic understandings about individual bystanders and the wider culture more generally before watching this video.

T E S T I M O N I A L S

Dr. Michael Flood

Author of Engaging Men and Boys in Violence Prevention

"The Bystander Moment is a powerful call to action for men and women to speak up against the everyday attitudes and behaviours which feed into sexual violence and relationship abuse."

Alisha Somji

Associate Program Manager at the Prevention Institute

"The Bystander Moment is a great documentary film that builds on the momentum of the #MeToo movement and sheds light on what is needed to prevent gender-based violence. It unpacks how we are all bystanders, and often silent observers/contributors, to the pervasive culture of rape in our society."

Anna Hamling

Associate Professor of Comparative Cultural Studies at the University of New Brunswick

Anna Hamling

Associate Professor of Comparative Cultural Studies at the University of New Brunswick

Alisha Somji

Associate Program Manager at the Prevention Institute

"The Codes of Gender will be of interest to all who question the visual images of what is deemed natural and normal."

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The Bystander Moment shows a clip from the series 13 Reasons Why and the film Unfriended to illustrate Katz’s point that misogyny and bullying online have become so pervasive that they’re now a common theme in programming to young people. Write a paper examining how online misogyny is represented in popular culture, and pay special attention to how the role of bystanders gets framed. Be sure to refer to Katz’s arguments in The Bystander Moment, where appropriate, as you advance your analysis of how bystanders are represented in these programs or films.