Julie Potter, Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre Arts, has been awarded one of the largest MD Humanities Grants for her upcoming exhibition, What Were You Wearing? This exhibition aims to dismantle the toxic ideology behind the question asked of many sexual assault survivors: “Were you attacked because of how you were dressed?” Consisting of historic and first-hand survivor accounts and recreations of clothing worn at the time of the assaults, What Were You Wearing? illuminates the severe problem of sexual assault on campus. Displays will be presented in multiple locations across campus in April 2019 and include community-wide events, including book discussions and staged readings of relevant plays, to encourage discussion about sexual assault in Maryland. Recent TU Alum, Molly Cohen ’18, also received an undergraduate research impact award for her work on this exhibition.
