Samantha Keene

Samantha Keene is a teaching fellow at Victoria University of Wellington who recently completed a PhD in criminology on the gendered influence of pornography.

Society

Dec 9, 2019

It's not the step-porn that's a problem, it's the aggression behind it

An academic studying the gendered influence of pornography urges people not to panic, but to be aware of when – and why – pornography becomes problematic.

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Society

Nov 22, 2019

Now there is justice for Grace Millane. For her sake, for all our sakes, let’s now change how we talk about blame

The decision brings justice for Grace's family. But in the course of the trial, and the laying out of her sexual history, we witnessed a mirror of some of the worst elements of our society.

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Now there is justice for Grace Millane. For her sake, for all our sakes, let’s now change how we talk about blame

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