What About Men?

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Faculty of Arts, the University of Melbourne

'Critical Issues' Series is presented by the School of Social and Political Sciences, Faculty of Arts, the University of Melbourne.

Arts Hall,  Level 2, Old Arts Building

Critical Issues Series

A program of free public events hosted by the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne highlighting how each discipline within the School is addressing today’s most important challenges in our rapidly changing world.

<h3>'Critical Issues' Series:</h3><h3>What About Men?</h3> In 2024, violence against women has been declared a ‘national crisis’, with at least 27 women murdered at the hands of men. Over the last decade, we have also seen increased investment and progress in addressing, responding and preventing violence against women. However, men’s use of violence continues to be identified as a critical but underdeveloped area for action.This Critical Issues panel from the School of Social and Political Sciences will discuss the current discourses and interventions around work with men to prevent violence. A panel of men’s violence experts will critically explore the intersecting challenges of race, migration and discrimination that is core to Australia’s commitment and responsibility to end violence against women. This panel discussion is part of the ‘Critical Issues’ Series, the School of Social and Political Sciences' annual program of free public events. Its purpose is to showcase how each discipline under the School is addressing today’s most important challenges in a changing world. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/critical-issues-series-3543729" title="https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/critical-issues-series-3543729">Please check out all upcoming and past events in the Series here</a>. This event will also be part of the <a href="https://socialsciencesweek.org.au/" title="https://socialsciencesweek.org.au/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Social Sciences Week 2024</a>. Panelists<a href="https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/1061289-stephen-burrell" title="https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/1061289-stephen-burrell" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Stephen Burrell</a> is Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne. He is also steering committee member for the Melbourne Research Alliance to End Violence against women and their children (MAEVe). His research focuses on men, masculinities, and violence, and in particular, engaging men and boys in the prevention of gender-based violence. He is currently exploring these issues in the context of the climate crisis. Stephen also co-hosts a podcast called Now and Men: Current conversations on men’s lives.<a href="https://tarangchawla.com/" title="https://tarangchawla.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Tarang Chawla</a> is an award-winning keynote speaker, writer, advocate and recovering lawyer. He serves as a Commissioner at the Victorian Multicultural Commission where he works to bring voices and lived experiences of culturally diverse people to policymakers. He is also the co-founder of Not One More Niki, a grassroots non-profit working to end men’s violence against women, named in memory of his younger sister Nikita who was murdered by her partner in 2015. He is a former Young Australian of the Year Finalist, twice listed as one of the Top 25 Most Influential People working for Social Change and named as one of Australia’s Top 40 Under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australians.Juan Tauri is a Ngati Porou social activist and Professor in Criminology at the University of Melbourne. He has carried out research on a range of criminological and sociological issues, including critical analysis of state policymaking and its impact on Indigenous peoples in settler-colonial societies, Indigenous experiences of family violence, the globalisation of crime control policy, the impact of institutional research ethics processes on Indigenous research and the development of Indigenous responses to social harm. Juan is the co-author of the 2016 publication, Indigenous Criminology and co-editor of the journal, Decolonization of Criminology and Justice. Moderator <a href="https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/720953-shih-joo-tan" title="https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/720953-shih-joo-tan" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Shih Joo Tan</a> is a Lecturer in Criminology, School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne and Director of the Borders, Migration and Gendered Violence Research Hub. Her work is intersectional and broadly concerned with the intersections of gender, migration and harm of state systems for experiences of women migrants from all backgrounds, particularly in the context of family, work and employment. Online Option This event is also available online via Zoom webinar. If you would like to join online, please select the ticket for 'Zoom Webinar' and a zoom link will be sent to your email address provided beforehand.Post-event Reception Please join us for light refreshments immediately following the conclusion of the discussion.Accessibility The Arts Hall is wheelchair accessible. Enter Old Arts Building via the automatic doors at the North Entrance, turn right and proceed to the West hallway, then proceed left along the West hallway; use the lift to access Level 2. Lift dimensions are 88cm by 140cm with a door opening of 86cm. An accessible toilet is located opposite the Public Lecture Theatre on Level 1 in the South hallway. Visit <a href="https://maps.unimelb.edu.au/parkville/building/149" title="https://maps.unimelb.edu.au/parkville/building/149" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Maps</a> to search for accessibility features within the Old Arts Building and across our Parkville campus.If you have any support requirements in order to participate fully, please specify it in your registration or contact us via the email below.Enquiries Please email Christine Kan at ssps-tickets@unimelb.edu.au This event is hosted by the <a href="https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/school-of-social-and-political-sciences" title="https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/school-of-social-and-political-sciences" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">School of Social and Political Sciences, Faculty of Arts, the University of Melbourne</a>.

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