Narratives of Captivity: An Interdisciplinary Symposium
18th June 2025
Northumbria University
Newcastle and Online
Call for Abstracts
The Northumbria Centre for Evidence and Criminal Justice Studies, in association with the Crime Studies Network, is holding a one-day interdisciplinary symposium on Narratives of Captivity on Wednesday 18th June 2025. This will be a hybrid event, held on campus in central Newcastle and online.
We are interested in how literature, popular culture and law understand situations of loss of liberty or severely restricted freedom, including in the context of imprisonment, kidnapping, (irregular) migration (e.g. visa regimes, human trafficking or migrant smuggling) and coercive and controlling behaviour. In particular, we welcome papers which discuss how far individuals in situations of captivity are portrayed as retaining moral or legal responsibility for their actions, and on the parallels or contrasts between the depiction of ostensibly legitimate imprisonment and illegal forms of confinement. Contributions are welcome from any discipline including literature, history, philosophy, sociology, media studies, criminology and law.
Attendance is free of charge.
Please send abstracts (approximately 300 words) to tony.ward@northumbria.ac.uk by 16 May 2025.
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