[Air-L] Statement by Feminist Academics Concerning Dr Lee Salter, the University of Sussex and Institutionalised Misogyny in British HE

[Ella Fegitz]

Hello everyone,

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All the best,
Ella

On Sat, Aug 20, 2016 at 7:03 PM, Marta Delatte <martadelatte at gmail.com>
wrote:

> thanks Sanaz
>
> Theresa Senft started a fb group called "Researchers at risk" to discuss
> and address this issues. I just posted all the information that you just
> gave here. It is a closed group so I think you can only found it by
> invitation, but I will be happy to add you.
>
>
> in solidarity
>
> Marta
>
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> 2016-08-20 17:22 GMT+01:00 Sanaz Raji <sanaz.raji at gmail.com>:
>
> > On Friday 12th August 2016, The Independent published a piece indicating
> > that Dr Lee Salter, a senior lecturer in Media and Communications at the
> > University of Sussex (UK) gruesomely assaulted his partner and former
> > student, Ms Allison Smith earlier this year. The piece further explained
> > that Dr Salter had* “punched in the face [Ms Smith], knocked out and
> > stamped on, [….] had salt poured into her eyes and ears.” *The
> photographs
> > that were published in The Independent piece speaks volumes about the
> > horrific violence and trauma that Dr Salter inflicted upon Ms Smith.[...]
> >
> > What is truly telling in this case is the woefully callous and negligent
> > response from the University of Sussex*. During the 10-month period
> between
> > his arrest and conviction, Dr Salter was permitted to teach, despite the
> > fact that the university was aware that he had committed a violent crime
> > against Ms Smith. *Meanwhile, it was reported that Ms Smith was so
> > traumatised by the gross maltreatment and abuse that she received from Dr
> > Salter that she was too afraid to leave her house.[...]
> >
> > *We as academics, activists, independent researchers, and most
> importantly
> > as feminists strongly believe that it should not have taken over ten
> months
> > and a national media story to have prompted the termination of Dr
> Salter's
> > employment at the University of Sussex.* We also believe that the
> > University of Sussex is equally at fault for allowing Dr Salter to resume
> > his teaching and pastoral duties in light of the fact that they knew he
> had
> > committed a violent assault, in particular to one of their students,
> > endangering other cisgender and trans women. We additionally demand the
> > following:
> >
> > 1. We strongly demand that Dr Salter not be hired to teach at any other
> > university, whether in the United Kingdom or abroad.
> >
> > 2. That the University of Sussex and other British universities revisit
> and
> > thoroughly revise their procedures of dealing with gendered violence and
> > sexual harassment.
> >
> > 3. We demand that all British universities conduct thorough background
> > checks on prospective employees to include asking prospective employees
> > references about any inappropriate conduct of the person and specifically
> > about sexual harassment and/or assault.
> >
> > *TO ENDORSE STATEMENT, PLEASE CLICK ON THIS LINK: *
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> >
> > https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1k0dSAuI8irsXTL8pnJIJIr61gfSDG
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> >
> > --
> > Sanaz Raji
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