Handbook

This course explores ‘violence’ as a social phenomenon. What is violence, what are its different forms and expressions? How does violence manifest in our social histories, experiences, and relations? What purpose does violence serve in the social? In this course, you will explore experiences of violence throughout history and the present day, by examining connections between historical and contemporary episodes of violence, and the range of cultural values and perceptions that surround violence as social structure. You will learn about conceptualisations of violence, issues of political and cultural violence, trauma, and the aftermath of violence. You will learn how violence is expressed, concentrated, enacted, and resisted.