Events

On Wednesday 06 March 2024, The SHaME Project and Birkbeck’s Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Mental Health are hosting an online seminar on public engagement with lived experience research with Zara Asif and Dr Rhea Sookdeosingh, chaired by Dr Sarah Marks.

On 05 March 2024 SHaME is holding its final online event, a book launch for Challenging Conceptions: Children Born of Wartime Rape and Sexual Exploitation in collaboration with Tufts University.

On 20 February 2024, SHaME is hosting its final in person event, a book launch for Sophie Olson and Patricia Walsh’s The Flying Child: A Cautionary Fairy Tale for Adults.

On Wednesday 29 November 2023, SHaME will be hosting the premiere of documentary film, SHaME: Stories of Survival. The film, by Sophie MacCorquodale, features the stories of four survivors of sexual violence sharing their reflections on the aftercare they received. The screening will take place at Rich Mix Arts Centre and will be followed by a panel discussion and drinks reception.

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.