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Centre for the Study of Violence

@studyofviolence.bsky.social

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The Centre for the Study of Violence, University of Newcastle is a group of active scholars in the Humanities and Social Sciences whose work focuses on the origins, causes and experience of violence, historically and in the present.

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Centre for the Study of Violence @studyofviolence.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

We are pleased to promote the call for papers for an upcoming issue of War and Remembrance (muzeum1939.pl/en/war-and-m...) on the theme of moral alienation and emotions during wars and conflicts. Submissions are welcome up to the due date of 31 January 2026.

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Centre for the Study of Violence @studyofviolence.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Looking forward to participating in this upcoming conference

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Centre for the Study of Violence @studyofviolence.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Congratulations to Umit Kurt on a successful conference held in Crete over the past few days. EP Philip Dwyer presented a keynote and Honorary AP Hans Lukas Kieser gave a paper. All are members of the Centre for the Study of Violence. www.newcastle.edu.au/research/cen...

A photo of the group of scholars who participated in the Global Patterns of Violence standing outside of a university building in Crete.

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Centre for the Study of Violence @studyofviolence.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Forwarding this from a colleague in Warsaw on the History of the Pogrom. For more information, please contact Victor Apryshchenko, vapryshchenko@bard.edu

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Centre for the Study of Violence @studyofviolence.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

And the final volume in the series on the modern world, edited by the incomparable Joanna Bourke. Such a treat to have her along for the ride.

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Centre for the Study of Violence @studyofviolence.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Volume 5 of the Cultural History of Violence, on the Age of Empire, edited by Amanda Nettelbeck. Always a delight to work with.

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Centre for the Study of Violence @studyofviolence.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

And now things really start to get crazy. Volume 3 of the Cultural History of Violence, edited by Jonathan Davies.

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Centre for the Study of Violence @studyofviolence.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Volume 2 of the Cultural History of Violence looks at the Middle Ages, edited by the brilliant Sara Butler. Things were not as bad as pop culture makes out.

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Centre for the Study of Violence @studyofviolence.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

The first volume in the series edited by Fiona McHardy.

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Centre for the Study of Violence @studyofviolence.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

The six-volume Cultural History of Violence is finally in press. Due for release in September 2025. A little behind schedule but we got there in the end. My thanks to all involved. I will post volume covers over the next day or two.

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Centre for the Study of Violence @studyofviolence.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

On 11/11 we hosted ‘Maintaining the Rage: Universities & the eradication of gendered violence’ with the COE for Equity in Higher Education at Newcastle City Hall. Elizabeth Roberts-Pederson, Penny Jane Burke, Jean Parker & Chris Krogh reflected on how universities can address gender based violence.

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