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Historical Criminology Network seminar series

Locating contemporary concerns within wider historical criminological interests, in academia and beyond. Seminar 1: What is Fascism and Where Does it Come From? Presenter: Dr Geoff Eley  Karl Pohrt Distinguished University Professor of Contemporary History, University of Michigan, Michigan, USA. 4-5.30pm (BST) 19 October 2022, Chair: Lizzie Seal Register via Eventbrite About the seminar series What role can […]

Race and Justice Seminar Series.

Speaker: Professor Ana Aliverti, University of Warwick. Title: Policing the Borders Within: Globalisation, State Power and Magic  Speaker Bio: Ana Aliverti is a Professor of Law at the School of Law, University of Warwick. She holds a D.Phil. in Law (Oxford, 2012), an MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice (Distinction, Oxford, 2008), an MA in Sociology of Law (IISL, 2005) and a BA in Law […]

BSC Victims Network and Women, Crime and Criminal Justice Network one-day conference on perpetrators of violence against women

The British Society of Criminology Victims Network (BSCVN) and Women, Crime and Criminal Justice Network (WCCJN) are pleased to announce a one-day conference on perpetrators of violence against women. 9.30am-4pm, 21 October 2022.  Followed by a wine reception. City University, London. Confirmed keynote speakers: • Dr Michael Flood (Queensland University of Technology (QUT) (Research) • Jo Todd, CEO […]

Historical Criminology Network seminar series

Locating contemporary concerns within wider historical criminological interests, in academia and beyond. Seminar 2: Decolonialization and Counter-Colonial Criminology Presenter: Dr Biko Agozino is a Professor of Sociology, Virginia Tech University, Virginia, USA. Chair: Esmorie Miller Register via Eventbrite About the seminar series What role can a historical criminology platform have in matters of contemporary concern? […]

BSC Prisons Research Network Event

9 November 2022, 16:00 – 17:30 GMT Get excited! Shadd Maruna joins us with colleagues from User Voice to talk all things about peer and prison research. Register here.  

BSC Race Matters Network: Race and Justice Seminar Series.

Crisis Ordinariness and Racial Justice. Speaker: Prof Nasar Meer. Nasar Meer is Professor of Sociology in the School of Social and Political Sciences and Director of RACE.ED at the University of Edinburgh. This talk explores how societies adapt to a form of ‘crisis ordinariness’ (Berlant 2011) in which the regularity of racial injustice prevails without the […]

Historical Criminology Network seminar series

Locating contemporary concerns within wider historical criminological interests, in academia and beyond. Racist-Gendered State Violence: Punishing Migrant Women and Separating Families Dr Monish Bhatia is a Lecturer in Criminology, Birkbeck University, London, UK. Chair: Karina Garcia-Reyes Register via Eventbrite

BSC Learning and Teaching Network – Managing Difficult Conversations in the Classroom

Hear about innovative approaches towards managing challenging criminological conversations in this free online seminar that explores a series of pedagogically-informed approaches to managing difficult conversations in learning spaces. The 90-minute seminar comprises two 30-minute presentations, followed by 30 minutes for questions and networking. Cultivating trauma-informed pedagogies in criminology: Insights from student victim-survivors. Julia Downes (The Open […]

Race and Justice Seminar Series

Counterterrorism in the UK: The Policing of Muslims in the name of fighting armed Muslim Groups In this session, Rizwaan Sabir will critically map the connections between counterinsurgency warfare and the domestic ‘war on terror’ being fought in the United Kingdom through policing, counterterrorism, and counter-extremism policy, law, and practice. The session will draw upon Sabir’s […]

Reimagining Probation and the Rehabilitation of Offenders conference

The BSC Midland Regional branch and University of Wolvershapton 1-day conference: Reimagining Probation and the Rehabilitation of Offenders. This conference aims to explore new developments, policies, and practices in probation and the rehabilitation of offenders. University of Wolverhampton – City Campus Wulfruna Street Wolverhampton WV1 1LY This conference aims to explore new developments, policies, and […]

BSC Race Matters Network Race and Justice Seminar Series

Speakers: Dr Niina Vuolajärvi and Prof Nick Mai   Panel Title: Migration and Sex Work.   Registration link: https://www.bbk.ac.uk/events/remote_event_view?id=35804   Speaker 1: Niina Vuolajärvi  Title:  Looking for a different kind of abolitionism. Sex Work, Migration and the Feminist Politics of Care Niina Vuolajärvi is an Assistant Professor in International Migration at the European Institute, London School of Economics and […]