Centre for the Study of Violence
@studyofviolence.bsky.social
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.
Conference on Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence, University of Sydney, 8 December 2025
CFP closes on 31 October 2025
For more information and to make a submission:
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CFP closes on 31 October 2025
For more information and to make a submission:
sydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
October 13, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Conference on Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence, University of Sydney, 8 December 2025
CFP closes on 31 October 2025
For more information and to make a submission:
sydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
CFP closes on 31 October 2025
For more information and to make a submission:
sydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Fascinating historical context to current fears about mass misinformation:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The fledgling UN tried to rein in mass-scale misinformation. The world turned its back and is now paying the price | Roland Burke
The ruinous result of the US approach to freedom of information and media has made anti-democratic contagion impossible to ignore
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Fascinating historical context to current fears about mass misinformation:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Call for Papers📣: Gender, Violence and the Early Moderns. Join us in Florence. We look forward to hosting you in May 2026😎☀️ @eui-history.bsky.social #skystorians #academicsky #earlymodern
October 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Call for Papers📣: Gender, Violence and the Early Moderns. Join us in Florence. We look forward to hosting you in May 2026😎☀️ @eui-history.bsky.social #skystorians #academicsky #earlymodern
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.
Submissions are welcome up to the due date of 31 January 2026.
September 28, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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.
Submissions are welcome up to the due date of 31 January 2026.
CSOV member Justin Ellis and Nicole L. Asquith on a compensation scheme for those prosecuted under discriminatory laws in Tasmania.
Tasmania will compensate people for historical LGBTQIA+ convictions. Could others follow suit?
theconversation.com/tasmania-wil...
Tasmania will compensate people for historical LGBTQIA+ convictions. Could others follow suit?
theconversation.com/tasmania-wil...
Tasmania will compensate people for historical LGBTQIA+ convictions. Could others follow suit?
In a nation-leading reform, those convicted of homosexuality and cross-dressing crimes in the island state can receive up to $75,000 in redress.
theconversation.com
September 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
CSOV member Justin Ellis and Nicole L. Asquith on a compensation scheme for those prosecuted under discriminatory laws in Tasmania.
Tasmania will compensate people for historical LGBTQIA+ convictions. Could others follow suit?
theconversation.com/tasmania-wil...
Tasmania will compensate people for historical LGBTQIA+ convictions. Could others follow suit?
theconversation.com/tasmania-wil...
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Coming in October! Bloomsbury's six volume set on A Cultural History of Violence. Yours truly is the editor of the medieval volume. Has your library ordered a copy yet?
www.bloomsbury.com/us/cultural-...
www.bloomsbury.com/us/cultural-...
A Cultural History of Violence
Tracing the cultural history of violence through the ages, these six volumes explore how it has been understood, created, carried out and controlled from the an…
www.bloomsbury.com
August 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Coming in October! Bloomsbury's six volume set on A Cultural History of Violence. Yours truly is the editor of the medieval volume. Has your library ordered a copy yet?
www.bloomsbury.com/us/cultural-...
www.bloomsbury.com/us/cultural-...
We are delighted to be hosting Dr Kent Schull of Binghamton University for the first two weeks of August. Please join us, in person or online, for a lecture this Thursday, 7 August, 5 - 6 AEST.
www.newcastle.edu.au/events/colle...
www.newcastle.edu.au/events/colle...
CSOV and History at Newcastle present a public lecture by Dr Kent F Schull
Please join us for this public lecture by special guest Dr. Kent F Schull from Binghamton University, New York.
www.newcastle.edu.au
August 4, 2025 at 6:41 AM
We are delighted to be hosting Dr Kent Schull of Binghamton University for the first two weeks of August. Please join us, in person or online, for a lecture this Thursday, 7 August, 5 - 6 AEST.
www.newcastle.edu.au/events/colle...
www.newcastle.edu.au/events/colle...
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"One of the reasons the epidemic of violence against women is so unacknowledged is because cases like these are talked about individually, and often treated as though they are shocking aberrations rather than part of a pervasive pattern that operates at all levels of society."
The problem is far bigger than Jeffrey Epstein | Rebecca Solnit
Treating the scandal as an aberration misunderstands the global epidemic of violence against women
www.theguardian.com
August 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"One of the reasons the epidemic of violence against women is so unacknowledged is because cases like these are talked about individually, and often treated as though they are shocking aberrations rather than part of a pervasive pattern that operates at all levels of society."
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Important work focused on the precise and localised details of settler colonial violence on the Australian frontier. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...?
The killing code: strange symbols in a WA settler’s diaries lay bare frontier atrocities
Exclusive: Stories of murders passed down by Yamatji elders are confirmed by a cipher hidden in the 1850s journals of prominent pastoralist Major Logue. Now descendants on both sides want to break the...
www.theguardian.com
August 3, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Important work focused on the precise and localised details of settler colonial violence on the Australian frontier. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...?
We have a cover. It has been a long time in coming. I think Lyndall Ryan would have been pleased. Out in the UK and US in Oct, in Aus in Dec. Lovely endorsements from Henry Reynolds, Stephen Gapps, Elizabeth Elbourne, and Alan Lester. www.bloomsbury.com/au/empires-o...
Empires of Violence
Violence was a constant on all colonial frontiers, from the British expansion into the Australian and African continents, to the expansion of the United States…
www.bloomsbury.com
July 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
We have a cover. It has been a long time in coming. I think Lyndall Ryan would have been pleased. Out in the UK and US in Oct, in Aus in Dec. Lovely endorsements from Henry Reynolds, Stephen Gapps, Elizabeth Elbourne, and Alan Lester. www.bloomsbury.com/au/empires-o...
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'Mythic accounts of courageous pioneers absolved atrocities.'
T. H. Breen: Settling America at gunpoint
T. H. Breen: Settling America at gunpoint
Settling America at gunpoint
www.the-tls.com
July 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
'Mythic accounts of courageous pioneers absolved atrocities.'
T. H. Breen: Settling America at gunpoint
T. H. Breen: Settling America at gunpoint
Looking forward to participating in this upcoming conference
June 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Looking forward to participating in this upcoming conference
"There's no Auschwitz in Gaza, but it is still genocide." "Why Gaza is Genocide" with Israeli Holocaust Historian Prof. Amos Goldberg open.substack.com/pub/uncomfor...
"Why Gaza is Genocide" with Israeli Holocaust Historian Prof. Amos Goldberg
Terms like "genocide" and "apartheid" are thrown around a lot by anti-Israel activists.
open.substack.com
June 19, 2025 at 1:35 AM
"There's no Auschwitz in Gaza, but it is still genocide." "Why Gaza is Genocide" with Israeli Holocaust Historian Prof. Amos Goldberg open.substack.com/pub/uncomfor...
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The latest book in our series has just dropped. If you have an idea for a book in our Modern German History series, let me know!
May 29, 2025 at 11:58 PM
The latest book in our series has just dropped. If you have an idea for a book in our Modern German History series, let me know!
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Why do rebel groups perpetrate GBV against their own members? Check out my latest article published with @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social, "Women's Roles and Reproductive Violence Within Armed Rebellions." This work debuts my original dataset on reproductive violence against rebel women. Please share!
Women’s roles and reproductive violence within armed rebellions - Lindsey A Goldberg, 2025
Why do armed rebel movements perpetrate intragroup reproductive violence? While extant research predominantly focuses on wartime sexual violence against civilia...
doi.org
May 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Why do rebel groups perpetrate GBV against their own members? Check out my latest article published with @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social, "Women's Roles and Reproductive Violence Within Armed Rebellions." This work debuts my original dataset on reproductive violence against rebel women. Please share!
"The move toward a final solution is not a jump. It takes one step, then another, then another.” Toni Morrison. Fascinating insights from three historians on the slide into fascism in the US.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”
Opinion | We Study Fascism at Yale. We’re Leaving the U.S.
The decision by these three Yale professors to move to Canada is both a warning and a call to action.
www.nytimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 10:04 AM
"The move toward a final solution is not a jump. It takes one step, then another, then another.” Toni Morrison. Fascinating insights from three historians on the slide into fascism in the US.
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Today marks the 77th anniversary of Nakba Day, commemorating the displacement of 700,000+ Palestinians in the events surrounding the establishment of Israel in 1948.
This anniversary is taking place amid ongoing widespread Israeli atrocities and mass displacement of Palestinians.
This anniversary is taking place amid ongoing widespread Israeli atrocities and mass displacement of Palestinians.
May 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Today marks the 77th anniversary of Nakba Day, commemorating the displacement of 700,000+ Palestinians in the events surrounding the establishment of Israel in 1948.
This anniversary is taking place amid ongoing widespread Israeli atrocities and mass displacement of Palestinians.
This anniversary is taking place amid ongoing widespread Israeli atrocities and mass displacement of Palestinians.
CSOV Deputy Director Dr Kath McPhillips shared her insights into clergy sexual abuse in the latest episode of Compass (on ABC Australia iView). It examines the treatment of Bishop of Newcastle Greg Thompson who refused to turn a blind eye to institutional child abuse.
iview.abc.net.au/show/compass
iview.abc.net.au/show/compass
Compass
Compass explores the Australian soul - our beliefs, our ethical dilemmas and the changing face of our spirituality, with host, popular journalist and broadcaster, Indira Naidoo.
iview.abc.net.au
May 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
CSOV Deputy Director Dr Kath McPhillips shared her insights into clergy sexual abuse in the latest episode of Compass (on ABC Australia iView). It examines the treatment of Bishop of Newcastle Greg Thompson who refused to turn a blind eye to institutional child abuse.
iview.abc.net.au/show/compass
iview.abc.net.au/show/compass
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Very productive and enjoyable conference at the University of Crete:
May 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Very productive and enjoyable conference at the University of Crete:
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...
May 12, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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...
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See the latest Current Debate 'The Palestine Exception to Academic Freedom and the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism' by Sindre Bangstad: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
The Palestine Exception to Academic Freedom and the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)'s non-legally binding working definition of antisemitism or the IHRA WDA, adopted by IHRA in 2016, and since adopted or endorsed by some 43 c...
doi.org
May 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
See the latest Current Debate 'The Palestine Exception to Academic Freedom and the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism' by Sindre Bangstad: doi.org/10.1080/0308...
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"WRONGED reveals why claims of victimization are so effective at reinforcing instead of alleviating inequalities of class, gender, and race...powerful and thought-provoking"
WRONGED by @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social reviewed in Journalism. bit.ly/3YwGwHn @lsemedia.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social
WRONGED by @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social reviewed in Journalism. bit.ly/3YwGwHn @lsemedia.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social
May 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
"WRONGED reveals why claims of victimization are so effective at reinforcing instead of alleviating inequalities of class, gender, and race...powerful and thought-provoking"
WRONGED by @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social reviewed in Journalism. bit.ly/3YwGwHn @lsemedia.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social
WRONGED by @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social reviewed in Journalism. bit.ly/3YwGwHn @lsemedia.bsky.social @columbiaup.bsky.social
Our deputy director, Kath McPhillips and new CSOV member Tracy McEwen draw upon their research into women in the Catholic church to reflect on this aspect of Pope Francis' legacy.
theconversation.com/pope-francis...
theconversation.com/pope-francis...
Pope Francis tried to change the Catholic Church for women, with mixed success
Pope Francis is being remembered as a pastoral leader – and in some ways, his treatment of women in the Catholic Church was unprecedented. But he could have done more.
theconversation.com
April 27, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Our deputy director, Kath McPhillips and new CSOV member Tracy McEwen draw upon their research into women in the Catholic church to reflect on this aspect of Pope Francis' legacy.
theconversation.com/pope-francis...
theconversation.com/pope-francis...
