What can we learn from history? This seminar will bring together academics from various disciplines with practitioners from the field of domestic abuse. It will contextualise the work of Scottish Women’s Aid (Scotland’s lead organisation working in the field of domestic abuse) in its historic, social and cultural setting. The seminar will highlight past struggles for recognition of domestic abuse as a serious social problem and consider how this history can aid us in the present and future.
With workshops and discussion groups on a variety of topics- the beauty myth, men working to end violence against women, good sex and gender equality; we’re hoping this day will be an opportunity for students, activists and organisations to come together to hear, connect, and build a movement.