Oxford Conversations on Consent

Episodes

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  Robin West: What’s Wrong with Consent 23.07.2026 47m

  Robin West is Professor of Law & Philosophy Emeritus at Georgetown Law School. Robin and Kate discuss how consent came to be the marker of valid sexual conduct, some drawbacks of this and the radical feminist critique of consent. Kate Greasley is an Associate Professor in Law at the University of Oxford. She is the Principal Investigator for the AHRC-funded project, “Sexual Consent in the Post-#MeToo World: A Study in Philosophy and Law.”  Robin West is Professor of Law and Philosophy Emeritus at Georgetown Law School. She has written widely on feminist legal theory and the law and ethics of consent. In this conversation, Robin and Kate discuss how consent came to be the marker of valid sexual conduct, some drawbacks of the over-emphasis on consent in the ethics of sex, and the radical feminist critique of consent. Visit the project website - https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/sexual-consent-in-the-post-metoo-world/sexual-consent-post-metoo-world-conversations-consent
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  Georgi Gardiner: Believing Women 22.07.2026 49m

  Georgi Gardiner is Associate Professor of Philosophy Tulane University, Louisiana. In this conversation, Kate and Georgi speak about believing women, “She Said/He Said” rape allegations, and the problem of undue doubt. Kate Greasley is an Associate Professor in Law at the University of Oxford. She is the Principal Investigator for the AHRC-funded project, “Sexual Consent in the Post-#MeToo World: A Study in Philosophy and Law.” Georgi Gardiner is Associate Professor of Philosophy Tulane University, Louisiana. Among other things, she works on the philosophy of truth and evidence. Visit the project website - https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/sexual-consent-in-the-post-metoo-world/sexual-consent-post-metoo-world-conversations-consent
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  Quill Kukla: Consent to Sex in a Non-Ideal World 22.07.2026 42m

  Quill R. Kukla is a Professor of Philosophy at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University. Quill and Kate explore how it is possible to consent to sex in a world riven with inequality and power-imbalance. Kate Greasley is an Associate Professor in Law at the University of Oxford. She is the Principal Investigator for the AHRC-funded project, “Sexual Consent in the Post-#MeToo World: A Study in Philosophy and Law.” Quill R. Kukla is a Professor of Philosophy and a Senior Research Scholar at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University, where they are also the director of Disability Studies. Their main areas of research are philosophy of language, philosophy of science, ethics, social epistemology, and anti-oppression philosophy. In this conversation, Quill and Kate explore how it is possible to consent to sex in a world riven with inequality and power-imbalance. The conversation draws on Professor Kukla’s 2021 Ethics paper, “A Nonideal Theory of Sexual Consent.” Visit the project website https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/sexual-consent-in-the-post-metoo-world/sexual-consent-post-metoo-world
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  Kimberly Ferzan: How to Think Like a Lawyer about Rape 22.07.2026 46m

  Kimberly Ferzan is a Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania. Kimberly and Kate discuss philosophical issues around consent and blameworthiness that underpin the law of rape. Kate Greasley is an Associate Professor in Law at the University of Oxford. She is the Principal Investigator for the AHRC-funded project, “Sexual Consent in the Post-#MeToo World: A Study in Philosophy and Law.” Kimberly Ferzan is a Professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania. Her work focuses on criminal law theory. In this conversation, Kimberly and Kate discuss philosophical issues around consent and blameworthiness that underpin the law of rape. Kimberly also reflects on the challenges, and importance, of teaching this subject. The conversation draws on Kimberly’s 2016 paper, “How to Think (Like a Lawyer) About Rape,” published in Criminal Law and Philosophy. Visit the project website https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/sexual-consent-in-the-post-metoo-world/sexual-consent-post-metoo-world