Exploring Violence and Society

In this episode, I have a conversation with A/Prof Cassandra Star from Flinders University about the conflict and violence that can result from climate change and the role of government in promoting wellbeing for its citizens. Show notes: https://someyouthfulthoughts.wordpress.com/climate-justice/

In this episode of exploring violence and society, we are coming at this issue from a completely different angle. Dr Phil Daughtry and Dr Johan Roux talk with us about a Christian Spirituality of peace, or what Johan calls Shalom, and what their spiritual tradition teaches about the connection between personal peacefulness and public injustices. Show notes: https://someyouthfulthoughts.wordpress.com/episode-6-peace-and-injustice

In this episode, I have a conversation with Dr. Kirsten Macaitus about Youth Violence. We discuss the idea that violence done by young people needs to be understood in the context of the symbolic and cultural narratives of violence imposed on young people. Show notes: someyouthfulthoughts.wordpress.com/youth-violence/

In this episode, you will hear from Associate Professor Nik Taylor. Nik talks us through a difficult conversation about systemic violence towards animals. She challenges us to understand the interconnected nature of oppression and the social systems that make it so easy to look away from these critical questions. Show notes: someyouthfulthoughts.wordpress.com/animals-humans-violence/

In this episode, you will hear from Associate Professor Kris Natalier. Kris unpacks some recent findings about the Domestic Violence workforce and demonstrates how the sociological imagination helps us see the gendered and structural nature of violence within this profession. Show notes: someyouthfulthoughts.wordpress.com/the-domestic-violence-work-force