Perspectives on Self-destruction in Prison and beyond
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Perspectives on Self-destruction in Prison and beyond
When: Friday 14th March 2025
Time: 12:00-18:00
Room: Seminar FAB 0.23
About the Event
This event explores questions of self-destruction from a non-pathologising perspective, using queer theory as a theoretical tool to examine the complex relationship between pain, self-inflicted harm, empowerment, and imprisonment. It centers the voices of individuals with lived experience of self-destruction, rather than focusing solely on professional discourses and practices. Funded by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions: 101032854 and IAS.
Event Programme
12:00-13:00 Light lunch
13:00-15:15 Talks
15:15 - 16:00 Tea, Biscuits & Good conversation
16:00-18:00 Zine making
Presentations
Sarah Huque, Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh
Suicide Cultures and Scottish Prison Inquiries: Challenging narratives of absolution through the 'unforeseeable' and 'inevitable'
Christiane Jenkins, Creative Arts & Research Lead, SUIT, Wolverhampton
Understanding Self-Destruction Through Lived Experience
Elena Mylona, Research Assistant, University of Warwick
Self-Harm and Suicide in Prisons: Quantitative Analysis of a Spectrum-Based Understanding of Self-Destructive Behaviours
