Distinguished Speakers Program 2009: Phil Scraton PhD, Queens University, Belfast
12 March 2009
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| Dr Phil Scratton |
Hearing Voices: The Violence of Women's Incarceration
Dr Phil Scraton
Professor of Criminology, Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice, School of Law, Queen's University, Belfast
Phil Scraton is a Professor in Criminology, Institute of Criminology and Social Justice, School of Law at Queens University Belfast. He is visiting under the Sydney Law School Visiting Fellow Scheme.
His areas of research include deaths in controversial circumstances (public inquiries, inquests, criminal investigation); disasters analysis ('rights' of the bereaved and survivors); politics and processes of truth and acknowledgement; regulation and criminalisation of children and young people; children's rights; politics of imprisonment and prisoners' resistances; critical theory and critical research (from the structural to the personal).
His currently funded research includes: 'The Imprisonment of Women and Girls'; 'Understanding the Lives of Children and Young People in the Context of Conflict and Marginalisation; A Rights-based Approach'; 'Childhood, Transition and Justice'.
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This event is part of the Sydney Law School Distinguished Speakers Program 2009. Click here for more details.
Time: 5.00-8.00pm
Location: Sydney Law School, Building F10, Eastern Avenue, University of Sydney
Cost: Free, but registration is essential, see above for details
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