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Sexual Violence and Criminal Justice: Approaches in Psychology, History, and Literature

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Venue: Online

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is pleased to launch its Writer in Residence programme with this free In Conversation Event with Professor Amina Memon, our Writer in Residence Winnie M Li, and SHaME Principal Investigator Professor Joanna Bourke. This will be the first of three public events in the WiR Programme, a collaboration with the survivor-centred arts organisation .
 
In this unique online discussion, Professor Amina Memon, Professor Joanna Bourke, and SHaME Writer in Residence Winnie M Li will explore a range of issues relating to the lived experience of sexual violence and its treatment in the criminal justice system. Each will bring to the table their own expertise, spanning a range of fields: Amina will speak from her extensive experience in Applied Social and Cognitive Psychology focusing on social work and the law; Joanna will look at the historic handling of sexual violence in criminal justice proceedings; and Winnie will draw from her own lived experience as a rape survivor and her decision to imagine the trial of her rapist in her award-winning novel . 
 
Like all SHaME events, this evening is designed to bring together interdisciplinary scholarship on the field of sexual violence.  Expect a wide-ranging dialogue, followed by an audience Q&A. Some of the questions addressed will be:

  • What are the mental health impacts of sexual violence - and of the criminal justice process on victims? Is the criminal justice process a form of further trauma on victims?
  • Historically, how have these impacts been recognised or ignored by criminal justice policy?
  • What role does psychology play in how authorities and the public perceive guilt and believability around sexual violence cases? Has this remained the same throughout history and into modern times?
  • How can literature best capture the nuances of these experiences and convey them to a wider audience?
  • How can narrative and the arts re-image an alternative possibility, when the current and past reality of the criminal justice system may fail victims?

 

You can read more about this event by visiting the SHaME website:

You also can find out more about Winnie's Writer In Residence Programme with SHaME on our blog:

You can purchase Dark Chapter in e-book, audiobook, or hardback here.

  

Please note that this event will be hosted online and a joining link will be sent a few days prior to the event.

Please note that this event will be recorded.

Contact name: Rhea Sookdeosingh

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