Abstract

HERNANDEZ ROSETE, Daniel  and  GOMEZ PALACIOS, Juan Carlos. Sexual harassment in higher education. Anthropological notes on student resistance. Sinéctica [online]. 2022, n.58, e1377.  Epub Aug 08, 2022. ISSN 2007-7033.  https://doi.org/10.31391/s2007-7033(2022)0058-016.

This article analyzes the student response to sexual harassment in a public university in Mexico City. Ethnographic study conducted between January 2016 and March 2017 based on direct observations of classrooms, hallways, and other academic settings. 11 in-depth interviews were conducted with 9 students and 2 teachers. The student population uses digital platforms such as Facebook to recommend non-harassing teachers and to report sexual assaults. But there is also answering resistance from students who face professors who are identified as bullying. Sexual harassment is not institutionally prosecuted, which is why countercultural resistances are unprecedented and efficient resources in women’s demand for the right to education without violence.

Keywords : sexual harassment; gender; higher education; women.