Aaron Kimberly

The analysis of data is ongoing; results will be finalized upon completion of the research, but several major themes have been identified at this stage.

M arilyn Frye (1983, p. 4) uses the metaphor of a birdcage to illustrate oppression. The framework suggests that saying “me too” may be a hopeful chirp, though without promise of a key to open the cage. I apply that metaphor to sexual violence. Since the online # MeToo campaign began in 2006, survivor discourse has become a focus of feminist theory. Narratives of sexual violence express both trauma and collective resistance. Yet, as Alcoff and Serisier remind us, the power to speak as a...