It’s All in Your Head: Stalking on College Campuses, Interpreted through Mixed Media Animation

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College - Author 1

College of Liberal Arts

Department - Author 1

Graphic Communication Department

Degree Name - Author 1

BS in Graphic Communication

Date

3-2025

Primary Advisor

Hocheol Yang, College of Liberal Arts, Graphic Communication Department

Abstract/Summary

Through this senior project, I aimed to address the issue of stalking at Cal Poly, which had the highest stalking rate among all CSU colleges in California (McNamara, 2012). Based on the Short Form Stalking Measure, 18% of respondents indicated that they had experienced being persistently followed, harassed, or pursued in an unwanted way on or around the Cal Poly campus (Campus Survey on Sexual Violence, 2020). The majority of respondents did not believe these behaviors constituted "stalking," despite 64% of them feeling threatened or fearing for the safety of family, friends, pets, or property. Furthermore, 32% reported being verbally or physically threatened, and 13% reported physical assault (Campus Survey on Sexual Violence). Despite the severity of this issue, there was not enough awareness on campus, nor were there complex representations of the problem in campus media to engage students meaningfully. This project sought to bring attention to this critical topic through an innovative and visually engaging approach.

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