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Jennifer Hirsch, professor of sociomedical sciences at the Mellman School of Public Health, and Shamus Khan, chair and professor of sociology, both at Columbia University, have published a landmark study regarding the universal problem of unwanted sexual activity and sexual assault on college campuses.1 I first came across this book in a review in Science (Renzetti 2020). I was particularly struck by the discussion of three novel concepts developed by the authors: sexual projects—the specific sexual experience a person seeks, which is shaped by unique elements of his or her personal history; sexual citizenship—the understanding of one's own right, and that of others, to sexual self-determination; and sexual geographies—the spaces within which sexual interactions occur.
The authors provide a succinct outline of their “new approach,” based on their landmark research project at Columbia, SHIFT (Sexual Health Initiative to Foster Transformation). This project took place over five