Southern and Postcolonial Perspectives on Policing, Security and Social Order
Date and time: Friday 15th November 2024, 15:00-17:00
Venue: 8 Priory Road, University of Bristol, BS8 1TZ and online on Zoom
This is a free event, hosted by the Social Harm and Crime Research Group, but it is essential that you register using the link at the bottom of this post.
About this event:
Postcolonial legacies continue to influence systems of policing, security management and social ordering. ‘Southern and Postcolonial Perspectives on Policing, Security and Social Order’ asks how current states of policing came about, their consequences and whose interests they continue to serve through vivid international case studies, including prison struggles in Latin America and the misuse of military force. The book considers how police and state overreach can undermine security and perpetuate racism and social conflict.
This event will bring together the work of 25 international contributors, activists and established academics who have conducted case studies in several settings, from the favelas in Brazil, resistance fighters in Bougainville, feminist struggles in Latin America, policing in Trinidad, to global protest movements such as the Black Lives Matter Movement.
“Jam packed with original Southern and Postcolonial Perspectives about the historical and contemporary legacies of colonialism and refreshing alternative visions for a more just social order. Authors, thinkers, scholars and activists – from Central and Southern America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, the Caribbean and Oceania – have collaborated in
its creation. The contributors expose the violence of policing, the patriarchy and racism of post-colonial states, the social exclusion and entrenched inequalities wrought by imperialism. The volume makes a rich contribution to a growing area of global interest, expands the boundaries of southern and postcolonial criminology and calls for others to do likewise.” Kerry Carrington, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia.
“Criminology is in dire need of Southern voices speaking for themselves and this book delivers. Authors from Africa and Latin America share critical reflections on topics such as violent policing, resistance and activism” Vegh Weis, Universität Konstanz and Universidad de Buenos Aires.
Event Schedule:
Editors Professor Peter Squires, Dr Zoha Waseem and Dr Roxana Pessoa Cavalcanti will give an overview of the book, followed by the below chapter presentations.
Dr Lambros Fatsis – From Overseer to Officer: A Brief History of British Policing Through Afro-Diasporic Music Culture
Dr Zoha Waseem – Crossing Red Lines: Exploring the Criminalisation and Policing of Sedition and Dissent in Pakistan
Dr Valéria Cristina de Oliveira and Dr Jaqueline Garza Placencia (online) – Social Mobilization and Victims of Violence: Emotional Responses to Justice in an Urban Periphery
Prof. Nathan W. Pino (online) – Reform, Restructure and Rebrand: Cursory Solutions to Historically Entrenched Policing Problems
Dr Guilherme Benzaquen (online)- Framing Human Insecurity between Dispossession and Difference
We will then open up for discussion.
Refreshments will be provided.
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