Collective Testimonial Activism: Teach Us Consent and the Activation of Survivor Voices in the Digital Era

Emmaline A. Monteith; Rosanne Kennedy

doi:10.1080/08989575.2025.2534264

Collective Testimonial Activism: Teach Us Consent and the Activation of Survivor Voices in the Digital Era

Emmaline A. Monteith^*, Rosanne Kennedy

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This article introduces the concept of collective testimonial activism to analyze Teach Us Consent (TUC), a digital archive of survivor testimonies that has been activated for policy interventions and social change. Through engaging survivors, publics, and policymakers, TUC encourages both healing and collective feminist activism aimed at addressing sexual violence.

Original language	English
Number of pages	24
Journal	a/b: Auto/Biography Studies
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/08989575.2025.2534264
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 12 Aug 2025

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