The Morning After (book)

The Morning After: Sex, Fear and Feminism on Campus, is a nonfiction book authored by Katie Roiphe.

Prior to its release, a portion of the book was published as an essay, “The Rape Crisis, or Is Dating Dangerous?” in the New York Times Magazine.

Within the introduction, Roiphe recognizes she is “writing against the grain” and states her book is “devoted to the idea of women taking responsibility for their actions”.

She describes the feminist of her time as practicing guerilla feminism and instilling fear into students and parents.

[1] Within the book, she expresses the feminism during that time was preoccupied with women as victims along with sexual harassment and rape.

The chapter opens with Roiphe describing a “Take Back the Night” march during the month of April at Harvard University.

[7] Naomi Klein wrote in the Global & Mail that “[Roiphe] employ[s] intellectual dishonesty, rhetorical distortion and cheap tricks” within her book.