Three events today!
Questioning Punishment; Border Violence, Displacement, and Exile; Punishment and (Real) Forgiveness
Today we are hosting three events to celebrate the publication of our new print issue on “Punishment”:
Print issue launch event #1
11am PT/2pm ET/7pm UK
Questioning Punishment
Henrique Carvalho and Anastasia Chamberlen with Andy West
What is punishment? Who are punishment’s targets and subjects? How is punishment perpetuated and experienced? When and where does punishment unfold? Why do we punish? This event will question punishment as concept, social phenomenon and contemporary practice. It will unpack punishment’s nature and the assumptions that underpin it, examine its targets, objectives and implications, locate punishment within its social contexts, and unsettle the idea that there is something commonsensical, necessary and unavoidable about punitive justice. You can find out more and register here.
Print issue launch event #2
2pm PT/5pm ET/10pm UK
Border Violence, Displacement, and Exile
Omid Tofighian and Elahe Zivardar
In 2013, a year after graduating from university, Elahe Zivardar was forced to flee her country and seek asylum in Australia. Instead of receiving safety, she was exiled by the Australian government to the remote and impoverished Pacific island nation of Nauru and held there for six years. Since being released, Zivardar has worked closely with scholar-activist Omid Tofighian. Tofighian had travelled to Nauru many times (he was eventually blacklisted, refused entry, and deported as a result of his work) and has extensive knowledge about Australia’s onshore and offshore detention industry. In this event, they will discuss how their collaborative work seeks to raise awareness, expose a corrupt and cruel system, and help to destabilise a system designed for oppression, domination and submission. You can find out more and register here.
Print issue launch event #3
4pm PT/7pm ET/9am (Wed.) AET
Punishment and (Real) Forgiveness
Luke Russell in conversation with Daniel Nellor
It is tempting to think that we already have a clear understanding of the nature of forgiveness. All of us have been wronged plenty of times, so responding to wrongdoing is a familiar part of our lives. Forgiveness is a way in which a victim can move on from having been wronged. But not all forms of moving on count as forgiving. Indeed, the very idea of forgiveness is open to numerous competing philosophical interpretations. In this event, philosopher Luke Russell will help us navigate this unwieldy terrain, so that next time we hear someone recommending that we forgive those who wrong us, we are ready to seek clarification: What exactly do you mean by “forgive”? You can find out more and register here.