CALLFORPAPERS
STATEVIOLENCEATTHEINTERSECTION
OFRACEANDMENTALHEALTH:LAW,LITERATUREANDTHEIMAGE
BIRKBECKCOLLEGE,9–10APRIL
ATWO-DAYSYMPOSIUM‘POLICINGRACE,GENDERANDMENTALHEALTH’SYMPOSIUM
SponsoredbytheWellcomeTrust
IncollaborationwiththeHonourableSocietyoftheInnerTemple
Photoby@ahmed_rizkhaanTherearemanywaystounderstandhowthestateregulatesandcontrolsthosewithinitsdomainalongandbetweenthelinesofraceandmentalhealth.Whilstthesetwocategoriescannotbedisentangledfromthemyriadotherwaysinwhichwearecalleduponbythestate,readingraceandmentalhealthtogethermayallowustorevisitthewaysthestatepositionsmanyofusalongtheaxesofatavisticandcivilized,fragilityandstrength,capabilityandincapacity,maliceanddisinterest,redeemableandirredeemable.Acloseandcreativeanalysisoftheselogics,theircontemporaryandhistoricmanifestations,andformsofresistancetothesesuchlogicsmayhelpustoimaginethepossibilitiesforadifferenttypeoffutureworld.Thesewillbethethemesofthistwo-daysymposium.
Whilstthefirstdayisdedicatedtoengagingwithpolicyandlegalframeworksforunderstandingtheinteractionbetweenthestate(predominantlypolicinginstitutions)andciviliansattheintersectionofrace,genderandmentalhealth,theseconddayaimstoexamine‘thestate’morebroadly.Usingarangeofdisciplinaryperspectivesfromthehumanities,artsandsocialsciences,theseconddayaimstocriticallyexaminethefieldoftensionattheinterfaceofthestatelogicsofraceandmentalhealth.Bothcallsareopentoanydiscipline,thoughthefirstmayperhapsspeakmoretolaw,socialscience,criminologyandpoliticswhilethesecondmayspeakmoretothehumanities.Forparticularlyoutstandingcontributionsandsomeplenarytalks,theremaybeapossibilityofreimbursementfortraveltoLondon.
Call1:Policingattheintersectionofrace,gender&mentalhealth
Papersshouldexamineissuesinpolicingattheintersectionofraceandmentalhealth,andwhererelevant,genderandmigrantstatus.Thesefociarenotexclusive,buttheywillbeimportantforfocusingtheconversations.Thefocusofthepaperwillbeonlegal,policyandsocial-scientificanalysis;however,papersfromotherdisciplineswillbeconsidered.Activistsandadvocatesarewelcometosubmitcontributions,andthesemustnotnecessarilytaketheformofacademicpapers.Potentialpapertopicsinclude:
• Contemporaryissuesorcasesinlaw,policyandadvocacy• Analysisofpatterns,structuresandlogicsofpolicingatthisintersection• Empiricalstudyofpolicingattheintersectionofrace,genderandmentalhealth• Race,psychiatryandcriminology• Race,mentalhealthandcriminaljustice• Institutionalracism,mentalhealthandstateviolence• Reviewofpolicingprogrammesandstructures
Call2:Imaginingstateencountersofraceandmentalhealth:Law,literatureandtheimage
Proposalsforthiscallshouldnotbeexclusivelylaworpolicyoriented.Theapproachesmayincludebutarenotlimitedtothemedicalhumanities,criticalracetheory,literaryorculturalcriticism,visualartsandpsychoanalysis.Topicsmayinclude(non-exhaustive):
• Creativewaysofexploringtheroleofthestateinengagingwithpeopleattheintersectionofraceandmentalhealth
• analysisofphotographs,filmormusictoengagewithstatelogicstheintersectionofraceandmentalhealth
• connectionsbetweenthestatelogicsattheintersectionofraceandmentalhealthwithcolonialism,empireandexploitation
• interdisciplinaryapproachestoanalysingstatelogicsattheintersectionofraceandmentalhealthandexclusionbasedongender,sexuality,religion,disabilityandmigrationstatus
• Explorationofutopianordystopianfutures
Tosubmitaproposal,emailanabstractof500wordsmax.toDrEddieBruce-Jones([email protected])forCall1orDrMonishBhatia([email protected])forCall2byFriday,16thFebruary.Earlysubmissionsmaybeconfirmedpriortothisdeadline.
