Oxford Conversations on Consent is a new podcast series exploring one of the most important and debated issues in ethics and law: sexual consent. Hosted by Oxford law academic Kate Greasley, the series brings together accessible conversations on consent, the impact of the #MeToo movement, and the legal, moral, and social questions shaping public debate today. Whether you're a student, legal professional, or simply curious about these issues, Oxford Conversations on Consent offers thoughtful discussions for everyone.
Aya Gruber: Feminism, Sex Crime, and Incarceration
Aya Gruber is Professor of Law at the University of Southern California, and is a former criminal defence attorney. Her monograph, The Feminist War On Crime: The Unexpected Role of Women’s Liberation in Mass Incarceration (UC Press) was released in 2020.
In this conversation, Kate and Aya discuss the use of criminal penalties for sexual misconduct of various kinds, and different feminist perspectives on incarceration as a solution to gender crime.
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23 Jul 2026
Victor Tadros: Consent and the Sexual Revolution
Victor Tadros is Professor of Criminal Law and Legal Theory at the University of Warwick. In this conversation, Victor and Kate discuss the values of the sexual revolution and its impact on the ethics of consent, the moral quality of consent that is caused by unjust circumstances, and whether there is a right to sex, among other things.
23 Jul 2026
Robin West: What’s Wrong with Consent
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.
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22 Jul 2026
Georgi Gardiner: Believing Women
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.
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22 Jul 2026
Quill Kukla: Consent to Sex in a Non-Ideal World
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
22 Jul 2026
Rachel Tolley: Sexual Deception
Rachel Tolley is a College Associate Professor in Law at the University of Cambridge. In this conversation, Rachel and Kate consider the question of what sorts of deceptions nullify a person’s consent to sexual activity. Rachel Tolley is a John Collier Fellow and College Associate Professor in Law at the University of Cambridge. Her main area of research concerns the effect of deception and mistake on the validity of consent to sexual activity in English criminal law. The conversation draws on Dr. Tolley’s 2024 paper, “Harmfulness and Wrongfulness in Sex-by-Deception,” published in Criminal Law and Philosophy.
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.”
Visit the project website https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/sexual-consent-in-the-post-metoo-world/sexual-consent-post-metoo-world
22 Jul 2026
Michelle Dempsey: Sexual Wrongdoing in the Past
Michelle Madden Dempsey is a Professor of Law at Villanova University. In this episode, Michelle and Kate discuss the ethics of holding people accountable for sexual (mis)conduct that took place in the distant past. Michelle Madden Dempsey as Professor of Law at Villanova University teaches and writes in the areas of criminal law, feminist legal theory, and philosophy of law. The episode draws on Professor Dempsey’s 2021 Ethics paper, “Coercion, Consent, and Time.
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.”
Visit the project website https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/sexual-consent-in-the-post-metoo-world/sexual-consent-post-metoo-world
22 Jul 2026
Kimberly Ferzan: How to Think Like a Lawyer about Rape
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
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