Events

From September 11-14, SHaME is hosting an in-person Autumn school for researchers of sexual violence. Applications are open until July 31st.

From May 31st to June 2nd, SHaME (Birkbeck) hosted an international, interdisciplinary conference exploring sexual violence from a historical perspective, with a particular focus on the methodology and ethics of the research area.

On May 2nd, SHaME (Birkbeck) will be hosting a one-day virtual workshop examining the multiple intersections between humour and sexual violence and how they have changed over time.

On April 25th, SHaME (Birkbeck) and the Institute for the Public Understanding of the Past (University of York) will be co-hosting a one-day collaborative workshop in York with survivors, practitioners and academics called ‘Remembering Together – Histories of Child Sexual Abuse’, carrying on from the December workshop in London.

On March 9th, SHaME will be celebrating the release of Emily Hunt’s new book, We Need to Talk: The Truth about Sexual Violence and My Fight for Justice, published by Mardle Books. Emily will be joined by a panel of speakers, including Alexandra Topping of The Guardian, barrister Dr Charlotte Proudman and SHaME’s Emma Yapp, for a conversation on the fault lines of a system and a society that is failing rape victims.

On Dec 7th, SHaME (Birkbeck) and the Institute for the Public Understanding of the Past (University of York) will be co-hosting a one-day collaborative workshop in London with survivors, practitioners and academics called ‘Remembering Together – Histories of Child Sexual Abuse.’