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Fragmented and Frustrating: Rethinking Post-rape HIV Policies

09 Aug 202209 Aug 2022
George Severs
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Amongst the many risks and uncertainties brought on by an act of sexual violence is the threat of sexually transmitted infection. What are the barriers to such post-rape health care and advice? In this blog, SHaME Postdoctoral Fellow Dr George Severs reflects on a policy roundtable which considered these questions in relation to HIV.

Shameless! wins Public Engagement Award

21 Jul 202228 Jul 2022
SHaME team
Shameless! Festival
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Last week, the SHaME team was thrilled to hear that the 'Shameless! Festivals of Activism Against Sexual Violence' had won the award for Public Empowerment at Birkbeck's Public Engagement Award ceremony.

On Roe v. Wade and the Misuses of History

16 May 202206 Jul 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.

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...

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
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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.”...

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.

SHaME’s Joanna Bourke interviews Dr Maryyum Mehmood ahead of the Shameless! Festival

08 Nov 202101 Dec 2021
Joanna Bourke
Shameless! Festival
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Professor Joanna Bourke interviews academic and activist Dr Maryyum Mehmood ahead of her appearance at the Shameless! Festival. They discuss Dr Mehmood's campaigns to empower women that combine the forces of academia and grassroots activism.

Shameless! Festival of Activism Against Sexual Violence: Announcing some speakers and the location!

08 Sep 202101 Dec 2021
Joanna Bourke
Shameless! Festival
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We are thrilled to announce that plans for this one-day event bringing together activism and art to confront and change attitudes towards sexual violence are...

What is triggering really? Possible parallels between eating disorders and child sexual abuse

27 Aug 202105 Sep 2021
Joanna Bourke
Commentary
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By Emily T. Troscianko, University of Oxford   “Triggering” is a term that gets bandied about a lot these days. What is triggering really?  ...

Date announced for Shameless! Festival

18 Aug 202101 Dec 2021
Joanna Bourke
Shameless! Festival
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Save the date! We are excited to announce the first ever Shameless! Festival will take place on 27 November, alongside a series of digital events...

Job Ad: Postdoctoral Research Fellow

05 Aug 202107 Sep 2021
SHaME team
Research
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SHaME are recruiting a postdoctoral research fellow to join our interdisciplinary team from October 2021 or January 2022.

Military #MeToo:"From Dismay to Anger" by Joanna Bourke

24 Jul 2021
Joanna Bourke
Military #MeToo
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Military #MeToo: From Dismay to Anger   Joanna Bourke reflects on the devastating conclusions of a report by the Defense Committee (25 July 2021) entitled...

Military #MeToo: "Something Needed to be Done" by Diane Allen

24 Jul 2021
Joanna Bourke
Military #MeToo
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‘Something Needed to be Done’.   Diane Allen, OBE, retired Lieutenant-Colonel and author, discusses the potential implications of the  recently released House of Commons Defence...
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Spotlight On: Sarah Lasoye

26 Feb 202116 Jun 2021
Stephanie Wright
General
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In this episode of 'Spotlight On', SHaME postdoctoral researcher Dr Stephanie Wright speaks to Sarah Lasoye, black feminist, poet, and former Women's Officer for the National Union of Students (NUS).

Job Ad: Postdoctoral Research Fellow

23 Mar 202011 May 2020
SHaME team
General
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SHaME are recruiting a postdoctoral research fellow to join our interdisciplinary team from October 2020.

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.

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