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Cambridge Decolonising Criminology Network

@cambridgedcn.bsky.social
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PhD-led initiative at Cambridge’s Institute of Criminology, engaging with decolonial thoughts and perspectives. We seek to centre colonialism at the centre of contemporary debates and amplify subaltern, non-Western, and Indigenous voices in criminology.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/06/2025
More than a century after the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, one of the most horrific episodes of racial violence in U.S. history, the city’s mayor announced a $105 million reparations package on Sunday. It is the first large-scale plan committing funds to address the impact of the atrocity.
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$105 Million Reparations Package for Tulsa Race Massacre Unveiled by Mayor
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Cambridge Decolonising Criminology Network @cambridgedcn.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
We are back with our seminar series! Join us on Friday, 11 Apr at 12 pm (UK) for Shivangi Narayan’s talk on Genealogy of Digital/Tech Policing in India—exploring how logics of extractivism and control persist from colonial rule to today’s algorithmic surveillance. Register now 👉 tinyurl.com/cdcntalk
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Cambridge Decolonising Criminology Network @cambridgedcn.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Our webinar series is back for this term! 🎉 Join us on 31st Jan at 12 PM (GMT) for our first session with Roonaq un Nisa discussing the 'Experiences of Women Prisoners & their Families in Conflict-Affected Kashmir' 🗓️ Save the date & register now: tinyurl.com/dcnseminar See you all next week!
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Cambridge Decolonising Criminology Network @cambridgedcn.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
As the term comes to a close, we want to thank you for being part of our journey as we continue to challenge and reimagine criminological narratives through a decolonial lens. We look forward to returning next year with more engaging initiatives. Until then, stay inspired and stay connected! ❤️
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Cambridge Decolonising Criminology Network @cambridgedcn.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Our last webinar of this term will be held tomorrow at 2 pm (GMT)! This time we have Prof. Stacey Hynd talk about murder, violence and death penalty in British Colonial Africa. Register now at bit.ly/dcncambridge to be a part of this insightful talk and discussion. #decolonisingncriminology
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Cambridge Decolonising Criminology Network @cambridgedcn.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
'The ongoing legacies of colonialism and its deployment of a ‘police power’ continue to shape institutions of control, including systems of civil governance, both military and paramilitary, and economic power'. Check this out: www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2024/11/22/t...
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The legacies of colonialism in policing and security - Transforming Society
Peter Squires and Roxana Pessoa Cavalcanti, editors of 'Southern and Postcolonial Perspectives on Policing, Security and Social Order', examine the emerging ‘southern’ and postcolonial challenges to c...
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Cambridge Decolonising Criminology Network @cambridgedcn.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
What a brilliant piece!
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Cambridge Decolonising Criminology Network @cambridgedcn.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Please note the change in timing of our next seminar on Dec 6. It will now be held at 2:00 pm (GMT). Join Prof. Stacey Hynd @universityofexeter.bsky.social as she explores how colonial legal cultures shaped sentencing & mercy in murder cases across British Africa. Register now: bit.ly/dcncambridge
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Cambridge Decolonising Criminology Network @cambridgedcn.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Don’t miss our next seminar on Dec 6, 3 PM (GMT). Join Prof. Stacey Hynd @universityofexeter.bsky.social as she delves into how colonial legal cultures & landscapes of political authority shaped sentencing, mercy and justice in murder cases across British Africa. Register now: bit.ly/dcncambridge
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Cambridge Decolonising Criminology Network @cambridgedcn.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
If you are in or around Cambridge, please join us for our first reading group meet at Institute of Criminology Basement (B3) on 20th Nov at 11 am! We’ll be discussing foundational post-colonial & decolonial texts—great for beginners & those with more knowledge on decoloniality!
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Australian Critical Border Studies Network @acbsnetwork.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Following the trend we have started a Critical Border Studies starter pack. Reply to this if you would like to be added or have suggestions go.bsky.app/TxsUGAN
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Cambridge Decolonising Criminology Network @cambridgedcn.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Thank you for following us! We’re excited to share a wealth of fresh perspectives, decolonial insights and thought-provoking discussions on criminology and related fields. Stay tuned for upcoming posts on our webinars, reading group discussions, research activities and more!
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Kanupriya S. @kanupriya.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Interested in hearing about and engaging with decolonial thoughts & perspectives in criminology, please follow @cambridgedcn.bsky.social Get updates about the network’s activities/events/seminars and reading group discussions on a regular basis. :)
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