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The Shameless! Podcast: Voices From the Festival

17 May 202218 May 2022
George Severs
Podcasts
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SHaME Postdoctoral Research Fellows Dr George Severs and Dr Rhian Keyse speak to contributors from the 2021 Shameless! Festival of Activism Against Sexual Violence about their work, their reflections on the festival, and their insights on creating a rape-free world.

On Roe v. Wade and the Misuses of History

16 May 202223 May 2022
Rhian Keyse
Commentary
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SHaME Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Rhian Keyse discusses the recent U.S. Supreme Court leaked draft opinion, its ahistorical logic, and its implications for abortion rights in the U.S.

Healing Hearts: A poetry film presented at the Shameless! Festival

06 May 202211 May 2022
SHaME team
Shameless! Festival
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Healing Hearts is a short film of poetry created by a young women's group from The Lighthouse Service in North London, filmmaker Sunnah Khan, Clinical Psychologists Dr Anna Churcher Clarke and Dr Isabella Girling, and Assistant Psychologist George Yerbury.

Book Launch: Bodies in Evidence: Race, Gender, and Science in Sexual Assault Adjudication

05 May 202218 May 2022
SHaME team
Events
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On 28 April 2022, SHaME presented the official book launch of Associate Prof Sameena Mulla and Associate Prof Heather Hlavka's 'Bodies in Evidence: Race, Gender, and Science in Sexual Assault Adjudication' (New York University Press). Heather and Sameena were joined in conversation by host Prof Joanna Bourke and guests Assistant Prof April Petillo, Dr Gethin Rees, and Prof M Gabriela Torres.

CFP: ‘Do No Harm’: Researching the Pasts, Presents, and Futures of Sexual Violence

29 Mar 202229 Mar 2022
Ruth Beecher
Call for papers
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SHaME and the South Africa's Hidden War project are pleased to present a Call for Papers for our upcoming conference, 'Do No Harm': Researching the Pasts, Presents, and Futures of Sexual Violence, taking place 8-10 February 2023 at Birkbeck, University of London.

Sexual Harms + Medical Encounters

17 Jun 201921 Mar 2020
Joanna Bourke
General
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Professor Joanna Bourke is the Principal Investigator for Sexual Harms + Medical Encounters, a five-year Wellcome Trust-funded interdisciplinary research group based at Birkbeck, University of London. In this inaugural post, Joanna discusses what motivated her return to studying sexual violence.

'Bodies in Evidence: Race, Gender, and Science in Sexual Assault Adjudication' Book Review and Launch

07 Apr 202211 May 2022
Joanna Bourke
Publications
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Professor Joanna Bourke reviews Associate Professor Sameena Mulla and Associate Professor Heather Hlavka's forthcoming book 'Bodies in Evidence: Race, Gender, and Science in Sexual Assault Adjudication' ahead of the April 28th launch event.

A Place for Anger: An Interactive Space for Survivors at the Shameless! Festival

23 Feb 202211 May 2022
Adeline Moussion
Shameless! Festival
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SHaME researchers Emma Yapp and Adeline Moussion share their experiences designing and facilitating the ‘Unpopular Opinions Workshop’ at the Shameless! Festival. The workshop provided a space for survivors to express their anger and frustrations, while challenging institutional and societal expectations of victimhood and survivorship.

Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: A Lost Opportunity

06 Feb 202211 May 2022
Joanna Bourke
Current Affairs
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Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: A Lost Opportunity By Ruth Beecher and Joanna Bourke   The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), whose...

'History Investigators': An Interactive Workshop on the History of Resistance to Sexual Violence at the Shameless! Festival

07 Jan 202211 May 2022
Ruth Beecher
Shameless! Festival
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Dr Ruth Beecher overviews her workshop, History Investigators, from the Shameless! Festival. The interactive session asked festival goers to delve into fact, myth, folklore and personal histories to build a timeline of resistance to sexual violence.

bell hooks: Reflections

20 Dec 202120 Dec 2021
Joanna Bourke
Current Affairs
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SHaME reflects on the death of bell hooks. We think about hooks’ legacy and influence on our own work.

'Words from an "Unideal" Victim' by Mary Morgan

18 Dec 202118 Dec 2021
Joanna Bourke
Commentary
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'Words from an "Unideal" Victim' by Mary Morgan   Are you an ideal victim?   In allegations of sexual assault, there exists an “ideal victim.”...

Book Launch: Trailing Abuse: Considering Historical Representations of Sexual Violence Against Children

17 Dec 202118 May 2022
SHaME team
Events
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On 14 December 2021, SHaME closed its 2021 Events Calendar with the official book launch of Dr Nick Basannavar’s ‘Sexual Violence Against Children in Britain Since 1965: Trailing Abuse’ (Palgrave Macmillan). Nick was joined in conversation by host Professor Joanna Bourke (Principal Investigator at SHaME) and guests Professor Adrian Bingham (Sheffield) and Professor Rachel Hope Cleves (Victoria).

CFP: Films on Medical or Psychiatry Aspects of Sexual Violence

02 Dec 202102 Dec 2021
SHaME team
Public Engagement
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SHaME is pleased to present a Call for Proposals for filmmakers to create films linked to the themes of medical or psychiatry aspects of sexual violence.

Shameless! Festival Toolkit for Activism

27 Nov 202117 May 2022
SHaME team
Shameless! Festival
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SHaME and WOW have collaboratively assembled an essential activism kit to mark the launch of the Shameless! Festival of Activism Against Sexual Violence. From simple actions to recommended reading, we are excited to have you join us in the movement to create a world free from sexual violence.

Shameless! Festival Schedule

24 Nov 202128 Mar 2022
SHaME team
Shameless! Festival
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The SHaME and WOW teams are thrilled to share the schedule for the first ever Shameless! Festival of Activism Against Sexual Violence on November 27th at Battersea Arts Centre. The festival schedule features artists, activists, and scholars covering issues including the normalisation of sexual violence, rape myths, consent, everyday triggers, and survival.

'Sexual Violence Against Children in Britain Since 1965: Trailing Abuse' Book Launch

17 Nov 202117 Dec 2021
Joanna Bourke
Publications
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Professor Joanna Bourke reviews Dr Nick Basannavar's forthcoming book, 'Sexual Violence Against Children in Britain Since 1965: Trailing Abuse' ahead of the December 14th launch event.

'What's Missing From The Conversation?' on Trust: A podcast with researchers Emma Yapp and Aviah Day

17 Nov 202125 Apr 2022
Emma Yapp
Public Engagement
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SHaME researcher Emma Yapp is joined by researcher and activist Dr Aviah Day on the 'What’s Missing from the Conversation?’ podcast to discuss trust. The podcast is now live on Mixcloud.

Safeguarding the Shameless! Festival: Lessons from a Transformative Process

15 Nov 202125 Apr 2022
Allison McKibban
Shameless! Festival
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SHaME team member Allison McKibban gives a behind-the-scenes look at her own experience in one aspect of planning the Shameless! Festival. She explains how safeguarding training not only helped her prepare for the festival, but also transformed her ways of thinking around survivorship and the intricacies of creating safer spaces.

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