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The making and unmaking of life: Violence, feminism, and the politics of justice
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Date & Time
Fri, 15 May 2026
17:30 - 18:30
Venue
Sir Joseph Hotung Auditorium
Mansfield College, Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TF
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Engage with critical discussions on violence, feminism, and justice in this thought-provoking talk.
Why you should come
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Event Highlights
- •Professor Joanna Bourke reflects on trauma and ‘wound nationalism’
- •Examines the ‘long war’ against perceived enemies
- •Explores the militarisation of evangelical Christianity
- •Discusses shifting sexualised and racialised forms of violence
- •Addresses the politics of radical justice
Speaker
Joanna Bourke
Professor Emerita of History at Birkbeck College, a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) and OBE
Organized by: Mansfield College
Contact: porter@mansfield.ox.ac.uk
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