Coercive Control Showcase

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Coercive control is a topic that has come to light through high-profile cases of intimate partner violence. Numerous states within and beyond Australia have introduced specific criminal legislation to combat the problem. However, there is little evidence that the criminalisation of coercive control can prevent it, and many fear that it may put victims in further danger.

This Showcase, funded by the ANU Gender Institute, addresses coercive control from multi-disciplinary perspectives and includes the results of the first national poll of attitudes toward and understandings of the issue.

Order of events:

1:30: Welcome and Introduction to the Coercive Control Working Group - Carolyn Strange

1:35: Anna McDonald and company (exegesis)

1:40: Anna McDonald, Roya Safaei, and company – Music Performances: ‘The Mirror of My Heart’ and ‘Nurturer of Brilliant Light’

2:00: Discussion

2:10: Hayley Boxall - Results of the First National Poll on Attitudes toward and Understandings of Coercive Control

2:35: Radhika Chaudhri -- Coercive Control Across Class: Financial abuse and the role of the legal profession in helping victims

3:00: Kate Fitz-Gibbon -- Policy Implications arising from the Coercive Control Poll Results

3:25: Lorana Bartels -- Teaching Coercive Control across Disciplines

3:50: Award ceremony -- outstanding essays by undergraduates (Erin Cowey and Maxibon Howes Holberton) 

4:00: Refreshments and nibbles (lobby)

4:30: Drinks at Symposium