Lisa Lazard

Sexual Harassment, Psychology and Feminism

#MeToo, Victim Politics and Predators in Neoliberal Times

1st ed. 2020
Lisa Lazard
School of Psychology, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
ISBN 978-3-030-55254-1e-ISBN 978-3-030-55255-8
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55255-8
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Acknowledgments

There are many people that I owe a debt of gratitude to for their incredibly generous support of this project. First and foremost, I would like to thank Rose Capdevila for her encouragement and friendship over the last 20 years. This book began in a conversation that Rose and I had about 6 years ago. We were discussing the fact that no one really seemed to talk about sexual harassment anymore and why the issue had lost relevance. The visibility of the issue now still seems extraordinary to me given that conversation happened in the not so distant past. I am grateful for Stephanie Taylor’s support during the writing of this book and her insightful comments on earlier draft chapters. I would also like to thank Sarah Crafter, Lauren McCallister, Kate Milnes, Brigette Rickett, Martin Tolley and the Open University’s CuSP research group, for their incisive comments on chapter drafts. I am particularly grateful to Sarah Wakelin, Jess Wakelin and Lauren Wright for reading the last draft over so carefully. I also would like to thank Calen and Mark Wakelin for allowing this task to take over their household for a week. It is impossible to express my love and gratitude for my partner Richard, who has provided me with immeasurable support in this process. I am also especially grateful to my family but particularly Cleo and Dexter who tolerated my distraction with kindness and understanding. This book is dedicated to Cleo, Dexter, Aria, Vicky and Chay, with love. This book is also dedicated to Marcia Worrell, a brilliant academic and a wonderful friend.