Cultures of Harm: Sexual Violence in Local and Global Contexts
Guest Lecture Series “Society: Status Quo and Normative Change”
- Date: Jan 22, 2025
- Time: 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
- Speaker: Prof. Joanna Bourke (University of London)
- Prof. Joanna Bourke is Professor Emerita of History at Birkbeck, University of London, Professor Emerita of Rhetoric at Gresham College, and a Fellow of the British Academy, and an internationally recognized expert in the history of violence. She has published extensively on issues of war, gender, emotions, and pain, with one of her most renowned books being Disgrace: Global Reflections on Sexual Violence. Her work critically examines cultural and societal aspects of violence from a historical perspective and has had a profound impact on debates around violence, crime, gender and sexuality.
- Location: Freiburg/Germany, Fürstenbergstr. 19
- Room: Seminar room (F 113) | Guests are welcome; please register
- Host: Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law
- Contact: c.valega@csl.mpg.de
In her lecture, Joanna Bourke will explore the cultural dimensions of sexual violence in both local and global contexts. She will discuss how the understanding of sexual violence has evolved over time and across different social environments, and how this reflects broader societal constructions of will, consent, and agency. Bourke will critically examine the binary victim-perpetrator framework, incorporating intersectional factors that affect both victims and perpetrators. By addressing these issues, she offers a perspective that not only deepens our understanding of sexual violence but also points toward societal change and hope for the future.
External guests – Please register your participation with Cristina Valega Chipoco: c.valega@csl.mpg.de.